How to dispose of old seats?

DianaC · Feb 9, 2010

See title!!

wendytthomas · Feb 9, 2010

You can see if there's a recycling program in your area (they'll dismantle the seats and recycle the components, not reuse the seats). Or you can break down the seat as much as possible, destroy the shell as much as you can, and then throw them away bit by bit so that way dumpster divers don't get a whole seat to use. Put the shell of the seat in a black plastic bag so it's not obvious what it is.

Wendy

noahsmom24 · Feb 9, 2010

Cut the straps, Cut the cover, hit it a couple times with a sledge hammer and place beside our Garbage can. I've had to destroy one seat & I'm glad I didn't have to worry about it ending up in a thrift store being resold or around any children period.

christineka · Feb 9, 2010

Take it to BRUS during their trade-in event and get 25% off of something else.

LovingMomma · Feb 9, 2010

Any of the above advice is great but I don't see why you can't keep the cover and give it to someone who could use it as a spare.

tjham · Feb 9, 2010

Yeah, why cut the cover?

After cutting straps, etc. I pour old salsa and used kitty litter on mine :evil grin:

kszabo · Feb 10, 2010

Maybe car seat manufacturers should take back and recycle their used car seats after the expiration date. I'll bet there's no true "car seat recycling program" in your community. The irony is by buying the best car seat, then simply destroying/throwing it away, we only think of our kids' present, not their future, i.e. their environment. Our disposable society's motto: When you're done with it, just throw it away. Millions of thrown-out car seats will eventually lead to tainted water supplies, soil and air in our kids' lifetime (I won't go into the life-cycle of a product). This also goes for electronics, diapers, bottles, strollers, and everything else that nonchalantly gets tossed. An option might be to think of our kids' future and press government to implement some type of end-of-useful-life product standards for manufacturers. They'll say this would raise prices and affect their profits, but it won't (cheaper to recycle than start from scratch). Anyway, what's more important, a corporation's profit margin, or they safety and health of our children?

joolsplus3 · Feb 10, 2010

I don't recommend taking a sledgehammer to a newer (barely expired) seat, that plastic is tough and you risk it bouncing back wildly, in addition to it being quite loud. At least that's how I learned my lesson the hard way..the seat didn't get at all damaged, but my ears did, lol

wendytthomas · Feb 10, 2010

joolsplus3 said:
I don't recommend taking a sledgehammer to a newer (barely expired) seat, that plastic is tough and you risk it bouncing back wildly, in addition to it being quite loud. At least that's how I learned my lesson the hard way..the seat didn't get at all damaged, but my ears did, lol

*snicker*

Another, please learn from my ways. Don't run it over with your car. You'll scrape up your driveway, your neighbors will think you insane, and other than a scratch the seat will be undamaged.

Power tools will not let you down, if you have some.

Wendy

joolsplus3 · Feb 11, 2010

LOL, Wendy, yeah, thanks for learning that lesson for us

. DH had some fun with a big circular saw. Didn't cut the whole seat in half, but the large ragged edges in the coverless, harnesseless shell made it very unappealing for prospective dumpster divers....

Maedze · Feb 11, 2010

The sawzall? Is awesome. That is all.

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