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Grocery Cart Retrieval Service Helps Stores, Cities Across Region
The Wilsonville-based Northwest Grocery Association knows how annoying stray grocery carts can be. They have a solution for everyone.
WILSONVILLE, OR — It's a problem that keeps getting pushed away. And then abandoned.
Crime? Homelessness? Racism?
Nope. Abandoned grocery carts.
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"Members of our community have expressed concerns about shopping carts being abandoned in public spaces," an Oregon City Police spokesman said.
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Oregon City is not alone. Gresham, Hillsboro, Portland, Lake Oswego, and Beaverton all have the problem. The Wilsonville-based Northwest Grocery Association has an answer.
Their Cart Retrieval Service is up and running, ready to come and get a cart from where it doesn't belong.
The service has a hotline that is staffed 24/7. Just call 888-55-CARTS (888-552-2787). After a complaint is lodged, reported carts will be picked up in 72 hours
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