Ballasted cart storage station

A freestanding storage station comprising:

• a first vertical support,
• a second vertical support spaced apart from the first vertical support,
• a first cross bar extending between the first vertical support and the second vertical support,
• a third vertical support,
• a fourth vertical support spaced apart from the third vertical support,
• a second cross bar extending between the third vertical support and the fourth vertical support, the second cross bar extending in a direction parallel to the first cross bar,
• a third cross bar extending between the second vertical support and the third vertical support, the third cross bar extending in a direction transverse to the first cross bar, and
• a hollow ballast member extending in a direction along the first cross bar and configured to rest on the first cross bar, the hollow ballast member including a first ballast-receiving portion and a second ballast-receiving portion, and a channel formed in an exterior surface of a wall of the hollow ballast member, the channel formed between the first ballast-receiving portion and the second ballast-receiving portion, the channel extending into the hollow ballast member in a direction substantially along the first vertical support, the channel configured to receive the first cross bar such that at least a portion of the hollow ballast member overlies the first cross bar,
• wherein the channel extends into the hollow ballast member in a substantially vertical direction.