Car Seat Recycling Service
Keep Them Out of Landfills
* Donate Your Pre-Owned Car Seats *
Thank you for considering donating a car seat.
Unfortunately, at this time we have put a pause on our car seat recycling efforts.
Please contact us if you have car seat questions or need help with a car seat installation.
Not sure what to do with your outgrown, crashed, or expired car seats?
How-To-SAFETY’s car seat recycling service gives you an opportunity to help the environment. Contact us for more information or to donate a seat.
What kind of car seats are accepted?
We accept any car seat, in most conditions. You can bring us car seats that are still safe to use for repurposing, as well as car seats that are expired or have been involved in a collision for proper disposal.
Service costs
We provide the free service as a courtesy for the community.
Why donate
To prevent children from being injured in motor vehicle crashes, car seats which are no longer safe to use are best to be removed from circulation and disposed properly. Donated seats may be recycled or used for training and educational purposes. Read more about how to tell if your used car seat is safe.
What happens to your car seat
Used car seats turned in for recycling are evaluated for potential future use.
- Seats that cannot be reused are dismantled and recycled — keeping their components out of landfills. Car seats that are not longer safe to use, crashed, or expired will be disposed of properly. This process is intended to limit landfill waste and recycle as much of the materials as possible. It also prevents the car seat from being picked up from the curb by caregivers which might not know of the hazard.
- Car seats that are not safe to use but in good condition, may be used as teaching tools to demonstrate proper use to parents and to train technicians.