WALMART shoppers could soon see a new charge linked to abandoned shopping carts under a crackdown designed to clean up streets and help those in need.
The move means retailers will have to cough up cash to reclaim carts found dumped away from their stores – with the money earmarked for community support.
The new ordinance has been introduced in North Charleston, South Carolina, where city leaders say shopping carts left on roadsides and sidewalks have become a growing problem.
Under the rules, community service officers can collect abandoned carts and take them to the city’s public works facility before notifying the business that owns them…