Useful Tips on How to Clean Your Shopping Trolleys

March 15, 2021

Based on a recent study, a shopping trolley can have 361 times more bacteria than the surface of a toilet doorknob. Additionally, the same study reveals that a trolley from a supermarket can contain different types of harmful bacteria that can cause illnesses among shoppers and even store personnel.

Given these facts, experts would truly recommend the retail store and supermarket owners to have their shopping trolleys and other shopping elements cleaned regularly. And with the current global health crisis, the need to clean and sanitise the shopping trolleys thoroughly is a must as they can help in preventing the spread of disease as well as preserve their overall quality and service life.

To help maintain the cleanliness of your shopping trolleys, here are some useful tips that you must follow.

Utilise Pressure Washing

One great tip to effectively clean your shopping trolleys is to pressure wash them regularly. Pressure washers are known to be effective in removing stubborn dirt particles, greasy build-up, and the accumulation of harmful microbes thanks to the combination of temperature and pressure. Those that can deliver heated steam at high temperatures are truly effective in removing the aforementioned particles and maintaining their cleanliness. What is great about pressure washing is that it does not require chemical or other cleaning solutions, which would only add to the overall maintenance costs.

Use a Disinfectant Wipe

Another great tip in cleaning your shopping trolleys it to use high-quality disinfectant wipes. Right before returning all the used shopping trolleys to their respective areas, they must be cleaned with disinfectant wipes to effectively remove all the microbes that can cause diseases and illnesses. Since pressure washing could take time, opting for disinfecting wipes for daily cleaning and sanitation can already mitigate the health risks that dirty and infected trolleys can bring to shoppers. All the most frequently touched areas of the trolleys must be cleaned with disinfectant wipes.

Install Protective Barriers

While this specific tip does not truly entail cleaning or disinfection, but it can help in maintaining the cleanliness of the shopping trolleys. The installation of disposable plastic barriers to the handle and other most frequently touched surfaces of the shopping trolleys can effectively prevent them from being contaminated with dirt particles and harmful microbes. After using the trolleys with these barriers, store personnel can easily remove them and replace them with new ones. For safer shopping trolleys, you can initially utilise a disinfectant wipe before adding new plastic barriers.

To find out more about these useful tips, feel free to give us a call at SOS Retail Sales. We specialise in supplying new equipment and products to the retail industry, shopping centres and the health and fitness industry. We also specialise in the maintenance and manufacture of equipment and pride ourselves on performing to the highest industry standards with customer satisfaction of the utmost priority.

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