Recycle Car Seats Until the End of April at Target Stores
- Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland. You can reach her at 630-208-3841 or recycle@countyofkane.org.
Q: Hey, Jennifer Jarland! How do I recycle child car seats?
A: There are not a lot of programs available for expired car seats, unfortunately. In fact, until now, I have only known of one mail-in program and two other places that will take them. More on that in a moment.
Target Take Back Program – Limited Time Only
First let me tell you about an exciting opportunity that is a limited-time-only option. TerraCycle and Target have partnered to create a free recycling initiative for your old baby and child car seats at participating Target stores. See online info here.
This special program is only during a two-week window around Earth Day (April 22). From April 17 through April 30, you have the opportunity to recycle your old car seat at participating Target locations! Simply bring your old car seat to the designated Target Take Back recycling area at a participating Target store.
All car seat brands are accepted for recycling. In return for recycling your car seat, you will earn a 20 percent discount on a new car seat.
To see if there are participating Target locations in your area, please click here.
Kane County locations include:
- Batavia — 115 N Randall Rd Batavia, IL 60510
- St. Charles — 3885 E Main St St Charles, IL 60174
- North Aurora — 1800 Orchard Gateway Blvd North Aurora, IL 60542
- South Elgin — 530 Randall Rd South Elgin, IL 60177
- Elgin — 300 S Randall Rd Elgin, IL 60123
Other Options — Ongoing
If you miss this opportunity, I know of only a few other options, as is listed in the Kane County Recycles A-Z List of Recycling Opportunities, and you have to drive a bit or do a mail-in thing to get your recycling done:
- Gurnee Police Station, 100 N. O’Plaine Road, Gurnee, IL 60031; 847-599-7050.
- Falcon Waste and Recycling, 2 Kennedy Drive, Harvard, IL 60033; 815-334-8689, collected from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the first and third Saturdays; $2 fee per car seat.
- BabyEarth RENEW Mail-in Recycling Program, 1-888-868-2897, 21 Cypress Boulevard, Suite 1120, Round Rock, TX 78665.
