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Council adopts ordinance requiring large retailers to curb abandoned shopping carts
Summary
The council approved a new ordinance aimed at reducing abandoned shopping carts citywide by requiring large retailers to implement containment or retrieval systems and to register carts, after staff and retailer discussion.
The Phoenix City Council on Sept. 17 approved an ordinance targeting abandoned shopping carts and requiring large retailers to deploy containment mechanisms or submit retrieval plans. The measure passed unanimously.
Council members said the ordinance balances neighborhood concerns about blight and sidewalk obstruction with the needs of retailers. Vice Mayor O’Brien described a…
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