Every year in the US, about 10 to 12 million children’s car safety seats  are sold , however it is estimated that only 10% are recycled at the end of their life. This is how to recycle a car seat.

The environmental impact of throwing away used Child Safety Seats once they expire or once broken is significant. Read more to learn how bad it is and what can you do about it.

Why are child safety car seats so difficult to recycle?  Why more than 90% of the car seats sold in the U.S. every year end up in the landfill?   Because of two main reasons.

There are four reasons when you must dispose of a car seat:  when it is expired, recalled, was in an accident or is broken. In those cases, a donation is not an option but you should not landfill it either. Learn where you can safely and easily recycle any infant, toddler, or booster car seat.

Recycling old, broken, recalled safety car seats is now an option from coast to coast. The new program removed all roadblocks that made recycling a car seat an almost impossible task.  Learn More.