Since 2016, Target has recycled more than 22 million pounds of car seats, which is more than 1 million car seats.

The store does this as an effort to help the environment, make it easier for parents to get new car seats, and helps Target's goal of keeping customers coming back to the store. It all happens through their car-seat trade-in.

What does Target do with these used car seats? Re-sell them?

No, when Target collects the old car seats, they send them to a company called Waste Management.

They make sure the car seats get recycled, so they don't hurt the environment. They use the plastic from the car seats to make new things like buckets and building materials. There are some rules you have to follow to trade in your old car seat.

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What type of car seat qualifies for a trade-in?

First, you have to bring it to a Target store during the trade-in event. Second, the car seat has to be broken or too old to use, and you need to be able to prove it.

Finally, you have to be a member of Target's free loyalty program, called Target Circle, to get the coupon.

When is Target's next car seat trade-in?

Target is a big store in the US that has a program where you can trade in your old car seat for a new one. They do it twice a year, in spring and fall. Target's first car seat trade-in is scheduled for April 16-29th.

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Target is a big store in the US that has a program where you can trade in your old car seat for a new one. They do it twice a year, in spring and fall. Target's first car seat trade-in is scheduled for April 16-29th.

If you have an old car seat that you can't use anymore, bring it to Target during their trade-in event, and they'll give you a coupon for a new one or give the coupon to someone who needs it.

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