Abandoned shopping trolleys

Photographs of abandoned shopping trolleys

Lately I’ve noticed there’s been more abandoned supermarket shopping trolleys than usual in the Newstead and Fortitude Valley inner city locations. With camera in hand I decided to record them. The photos document an overturned trolley which is a bit worse for wear laying on its side in a rock garden on the corner of Doggett Street, Newstead, QLD 4006. Another is leaning against a power pole, and parked up beside The Beach Furniture store also on Doggett Street. Finally, a pair of trolleys deserted at Gasworks. Most of the dumped trolleys photographed were Woolworths supermarket shopping trolleys.

Unbeknownst to me there’s a Trolley Tracker website and App for the ease of reporting abandoned trolleys. According to a Council website trolleys which are not returned to their owner are considered litter.

Here’s a link to more street photography focused on inner city suburbs such as New Farm.