recyling car seats

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?

FTC, UW School of Law Host Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment

College and university students and professors are invited to attend a meeting on July 24, 2008 at the UW School of Law titled "Pay on the Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment," a free event examining emerging uses of contactless payment devices and their implications. More...

The Docket features UW School of Law faculty, symposium

The Docket: July 6, 2008


In this edition of The Docket, Professor Deborah Maranville is featured as representing a client in a case heard by the Washington State Supreme Court, Sara D. Spain v. State of Washington. Also included are highlights from The Prosecutorial Ethic: A Tribute to King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng.

The 4th in Everett

After a spectacular weekend, it has to be noted that Everett, Wash. is a pretty great place to live. The parade and fireworks on the 4th were great (given that this is only a town of 100,000 souls). Ended the weekend with an Aqua Sox game where the Frogs almost pulled off a great comeback in the bottom of the 9th. All in all, we live a nice little community!

LRAP Campaign Makes Goal

With the support of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, the UW School of Law is proud to announce that we have met the challenge by the Washington State Legislature to raise $250,000 by June 30, 2008 for a loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) endowment fund. (More...)