A shopper has expressed outrage after witnessing Asda employees repeatedly throwing bags of rubbish into shopping trolleys at the Bilton store. The customer, who wishes to remain anonymous, said the practice is unhygienic and has deterred him from shopping there.
The man first observed the behaviour several months ago and complained to the store, which seemed to stop it temporarily. However, he saw it happening again last weekend. He typically parks near the trolley station, where he witnessed staff filling trolleys with waste bags.
“It’s just wrong and so unhygienic for the staff to throw rubbish bags into trolleys that customers use to put groceries and other items in,” he said. “I’ve been shopping there for many years, but seeing what they put in the trolleys makes me not want to go there anymore.”
Asda has since apologised, stating that the actions went against the high standards they expect. A spokeswoman said: “We have strict guidelines for rubbish collection and check and clean our trolleys on a daily basis. We would like to apologise for not meeting our own high standards on this occasion and would like to reassure our customers that since the photo was taken we have worked with Asda Bilton to ensure our processes are being applied consistently at all times.”
