Through April 18th, Narpro and Sake Kids Maricopa County are collecting car seats for recycling. Information on drop-sites and hours can be found here. If you want to be impressed by previous years’ collection efforts, check out this video featuring a mountain of car seats that were diverted from the landfill. Happy Earth Day and thanks to all who make […]
Read moreWe 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 moreTarget 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
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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 moreWe 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 moreBack 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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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