Recycle Your Car Seat at Target – April 2019
We will post more details when we have them, but if you’re looking for a place to recycle your car seat, hold on to it until April! Here’s the relevant Target webpage.
Read moreRecycle Your Carseat At Target Through September 22, 2018
Target is offering car seat recycling now through September 22, 2018. Given that changes to the plastics recycling markets have caused many recycling programs to close their doors, this is probably your best (and perhaps only) chance to recycle your seats! All stores are participating, except for their “small format” stores. Please spread the word! https://www.target.com/c/car-seat-trade-in-event-faq/-/N-ln7zc?lnk=Learnmore
Read moreCar Seat Recycling at Target – Now Through May 5, 2018
Thanks to Target, car seat recycling is available across the United States from now through May 5th. All stores are participating, except for their “small format” stores. This is a great opportunity to keep your child’s old car seat out of the landfill, particularly for those parents that live in places without a current recycling option. Please spread the word! […]
Read moreSeattle Area Programs Discontinued
We are sorry to announce that the Seattle area car seat recycling programs that were operated by Recology, Republic, and Total Reclaim have been suspended. In July China announced (via a memo to the WTO) that it will ban the import of many types of plastics and other recyclables by December 2017. This ban is causing a great deal of turmoil and […]
Read moreRecycle Your Car Seat at Target This April!
Back in September, Target collected seats at a few select stores. Just in time for Earth Day, they’ve come back for more, expanding the number of locations where you can drop off your expired or damaged car seat for recycling. To make the deal even sweeter, you will receive a 20% coupon for a new seat. Target will be accepting […]
Read moreTarget and Terracycle Pilot Car Seat Recycling
Between September 1-11, 2016, residents of Texas and Minnesota can bring their expired or damaged car seats to select Target store for recycling, and receive a 20% off coupon for a new seat. More info available here.
Read moreMove Your Baby to a Convertible Car Seat
After examining the results of crash testing, U.S. Consumer Reports has issued new recommendations as to which type of seats keep babies the safest. Many parents leave their babies in the infant carrier style seats until they reach the weight limit for the seat. However, crash testing has demonstrated that the height guidelines may be more important than the weight […]
Read moreRecycling Now Available on Lopez Island
Thanks to a partnership between one concerned mom and her local solid waste district, car seat recycling is now available on Lopez Island! Lopez Island resident and car seat safety advocate Becca Peter noticed that expired car seats were being brought into the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD)’s Take It or Leave It shop. Families didn’t want to throw away […]
Read moreBritax Infant Carrier Recall
If you have your baby in a Britax B-Safe car seat, please check the Britax website to see if your car seat is part of a recent recall. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall after receiving 74 reports of “handles developing fractures, cracks and/or breaking while in use, including one report of an infant who received a […]
Read moreClek: Leading the Way with Mail-in Recycling
If you’d like to spend your money on a car seat whose manufacturer is committed to social and environmental responsibility along with child passenger safety, check out Clek. Their seats are manufactured in Canada using primarily North American suppliers. Materials are chosen with both safety and the environment in mind, and do not contain chlorinated or brominated flame retardants. Clek […]
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