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shopping1h ago
Phoenix cracks down on abandoned shopping carts as part of new ordinance
- Phoenix voters approve a new ordinance requiring retailers to certify their shopping cart practices.
- Certification must show locking wheels or an effective management plan and a retrieval contract.
- Civic actions include fines of $25 per cart with a retrieval contract and $50 without.
- Officials aim to reduce carts left around the city and improve retrieval.
- Residents can report abandoned carts through the City of Phoenix Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval Program.
- The ordinance took effect on January 15 as part of a broader effort to hold businesses accountable.
- Certification details must include cart ownership numbers and billing information.
- Retailers face enforcement actions for noncompliance with cert requirements.
- The city provides a dedicated retrieval program link for further guidance.
- The ordinance targets cart management and retrieval to curb neighborhood clutter.
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