Child car seat recycling a sign of the times
Media release: Just a few years ago there weren’t many people who would think it was possible to recycle a child car seat, much less have an option to actually ...
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Child Car Seat
Recycling
Imagine 40,000 car seats sitting end to end…
They would stretch from Auckland’s Queen Street to Manukau. That’s the minimum number of car seats that expire every year in New Zealand.
Don’t let your expired or damaged car seat end up in landfill or be sold.
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How and Why
Why recycle your car seat?
Expired or damaged car seats are a potential resource that is wasted by being thrown into landfill.
Disassembly, recycling and repurposing can also create jobs and provide opportunities for social and commercial enterprises.
What seats are accepted?
Any brand of booster, convertible seat or capsule.
Sorry, no polystyrene seats, snap and go’s or other car seat acccessories are accepted.
Is there a cost to recycle?
A small fee of $10 (RRP) per seat is required to collect and recycle seats for recycling.
Costs are kept as low as possible thanks to assistance or funding from SeatSmart participants and supporters.
What happens to the seats?
Up to 90% of seat materials (by weight) are recyclable.
Plastic, metal, harnesses – they can all have a second life.
News and Views
Child car seat recycling comes to Dunedin
Dunedin has joined an ever-growing list of cities and towns where people can not only recycle things like glass, paper and plastic, but child car seats too. The Dunedin City ...
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