San Jose tightens abandoned shopping cart policies - San José Spotlight

San Jose tightens abandoned shopping cart policies - San José Spotlight

San Jose leaders want major retailers to take a larger role in retrieving abandoned shopping carts that end up in the city’s most blighted areas. San Jose councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to strengthen the city’s abandoned shopping cart regulations by requiring retail stores with more than 76 carts to install theft-prevention devices, require customers to pay a deposit for using a cart or make a deal with a cart-retrieval company. The ci…