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Eugene staff recover roughly 1,900 shopping carts in 2024; council discusses enforcement options
Summary
City staff described collection and processing of nearly 1,900 shopping carts recovered from public spaces in 2024 and council discussed use of existing state theft statutes, possible park rule changes and a six-month monitoring period before pursuing new local laws.
City staff told the Eugene City Council on April 23 that they recovered an estimated 1,900 shopping carts from public spaces across the city in 2024 and outlined current handling, return and disposal procedures.
City Manager (unnamed) introduced the topic and Rich Floyd, Public Works Director, described operations for collecting and processing carts. Floyd said staff estimate about 1,900 carts were recovered last year, with just under 900 picked up from rights of way by right-of-way cleanup crews and roughly 1,000 recovered by Parks and Open Space teams. He said recovered carts and their contents are taken to the city’s Roosevelt Yard, where crews sort carts by retailer and manage any personal property for possible retrieval.
The city partners with Glide Rite Incorporated, Floyd said, which collects participating retailers’ carts once per week. Floyd said roughly 60% of carts are returned to retailers through that partnership; the…
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