I found this blog ("mom go green: recycle car seats?") while trying to find a way to toss our old car seats (Nat just moved up to a booster seat). According to someone I talked to at theWashington State Booster Seat Coalition, there are no car/booster seat recycling programs (unless you live near Portland, OR).
It amazes me there is no program in WA state to recycle car seats. Parents are REQUIRED by LAW to have a car seat or booster for your child until their 8th birthday or are 4'9". And, the legal "life" of a car seat is 5-6 years. If you have 2 children and 2 cars, you will own (and toss) at least 4 car seats. So, in Seattle, you will be charged 20 cents to use a plastic grocery bag, but there is no incentive to keep you from tossing car seats in the landfill. Huh?
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