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Don’t like the trashy look of stray shopping carts in your neighbourhood? Neither does Windsor property owner Josh Bastien — who was so fed up by the phenomenon that he began collecting the carts in his garage as a form of protest.

“They get abandoned all over. We’re just dealing with an epidemic,” said Bastien, who lives in the area of Pelissier Street and Erie Street West. “They pile up, dozens per day.”

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Bastien — a 33-year-old life coach and DJ at Cheetah’s — moved into the neighbourhood about a year ago when he bought a multi-unit building.

He immediately noticed the prevalence of stray shopping carts, the large majority of them coming from the nearby Food Basics supermarket at 880 Goyeau St.

“It’s people who don’t drive,” Bastien said. “These individuals will take carts from the store to transport their groceries home … You can find five to 10 carts lying around at any given time.”

Bastien said he has spoken to Food Basics management about the issue on multiple occasions, along with Windsor police, but has yet to be given a satisfactory response.