I think just replacing them as Bambography (post 111) suggests is best.
I was disappointed to find that caches in Hyde Park (some other parks) had been removed or banned. 20,000 people at a pop concert is OK, but a few cachers is littering.
Hope it sorts itself out. I don't really like the idea we now have first and second class cachers. But then I like the idea of just being prompted to go for a walk by switching on my phone GPS and seeing the nearby caches. But then Trimble's app was free. It's certainly quite a commercial organisation now (Geocaching com) anyway, sorry rambling off topic.