Rolling the streets alone or tangled together in a herd of metal, abandoned shopping carts are an unwelcome part of the urban landscape in Edmonton and other Canadian cities. In 2022, Edmonton received 2,399 complaints. City staff recovered 3,432 abandoned carts. As of early December, the city has received 1,298 complaints this year. City crews have recovered 3,185 carts.
The city says it doesn’t have the resources to return carts to retailers. Instead, they are scrapped and recycled for parts.
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