Target is looking to make your Spring-cleaning efforts a bit easier this year by offering to take old car seats off your hands. In exchange for the used seats, the company will give you a 20 percent discount on a new seat of your choice. The trade-in program, which will take place in Target stores from April 17 to 30, 2017, is in partnership with TerraCycle — a company that recycles hard-to-recycle waste — which will work to upcycle the old car seats into new products. Through the initiative, Target believes it will "keep more than 700,000 pounds of car seat materials out of landfills." "In honor of Earth Month, we wanted to make it easy for guests to do something positive for the planet and their communities," says Target's chief sustainability officer, Jennifer Silberman. "We love this opportunity to give families an environmentally friendly way to dispose of unwanted car seatsand get the new ones they need just in time for Spring." If you're excited about this program and are planning to take full advantage of the coupon that comes with the trade-in, check out Target's lineup of car seats available to choose from while you wait for April 17 to roll around (your coupon will only be valid until May 31, 2017, so be ready!).

Has your little one outgrown their carseat, or perhaps you want an upgrade. Whatever the case, trade it in by taking it to your local Target starting April 17–30, for a coupon for 20% off any car seat in our stores or online, good through May 31. What happens to all those car seats they collect? Target has teamed up with TerraCycle to make sure they get recycled, or upcycled into new products. Through the partnership, they expect to keep more than 700,000 pounds of car seat materials out of landfills.

Target Stores, including the one in Vallejo — at 904 Admiral Callaghan Lane — has launched a car seat recycling/upgrade program, “just in time for Earth Day,” company officials announced. “It’s spring cleaning time and if an old car seat is on the toss list, Target has you covered,” the announcement says. “Target is teaming up with TerraCycle for a car seat recycling program from April 17-30.” Durign that time, people can drop off an old car seat at their local Target store to be recycled, and then receive a coupon for 20 percent off any car seat purchase in store or at Target.com, good through May 31, officials said. “After receiving positive guest feedback on a test of the program in 90 stores last September, Target is kicking off its first trade-in program available at most stores across the country,” they said. “The program encourages guests to upgrade car seats to the appropriate size for their child to meet car seat safety standards, and Target expects to keep more than 700,000 pounds of car seat materials out of landfills through the partnership.” Bins will be located either in the store’s “baby” section or near the front of the store, and guests can then locate a team member to receive the coupon, they said.

It’s spring cleaning time—is your old car seat on the toss list? Maybe your little one’s outgrown it, or perhaps you want an upgrade. Whatever the case, we’ll trade ya! April 17–30, bring your used car seat to Target stores nationwide and trade it in for a coupon for 20% off any car seat in our stores or at Target.com, good through May 31. What happens to all those car seats we collect? We’re teaming up with our friends at TerraCycle to make sure they get recycled, or upcycled into new products. Through the partnership, we expect to keep more than 700,000 pounds of car seat materials out of landfills. “In honor of Earth Month, we wanted to make it easy for guests to do something positive for the planet and their communities,” says Jennifer Silberman, chief sustainability officer, Target. “We love this opportunity to give families an environmentally friendly way to dispose of unwanted car seats and get the new ones they need just in time for spring.” Can’t wait to score this deal? Start picking out your new car seat now. Check out a few of our guest-favorites below, and shop the full assortment here. Then, read up on these smart tips for getting your new car seat safely installed in your vehicle. Don’t miss out on the latest Target news and behind-the-scenes happenings! Subscribe to our bi weekly newsletter and get the top stories from A Bullseye View delivered straight to your inbox.

An initiative involving a recycling company and some local Target stores will give a new purpose for discarded, outdated car seats. From Sept. 1-11, the stores and some others throughout Texas will partner with TerraCycle Inc. to collect used and expired car seats. Target customers who bring in a used car seat will receive a 20 percent coupon toward the purchase of a new one. By donating the seats, residents can eliminate clutter and get rid of an item that is normally difficult to donate for recycling because it requires a specified process. According to a 2013 report in “Consumer Reports,” most car-seat manufacturers put an expiration date on their product, primarily because of anticipated wear and tear on the plastic. But finding where to dispose of them can be tricky. “Car seats cannot be recycled through current infrastructure because they are made of metal and plastic textiles of various components that need to be separated in order to be recycled,” said Veronica Rajadnya of TerraCycle Inc.she said New Jersey-based TerraCycle transforms consumer product waste into repurposed consumer items (upcycling). This is the second pilot run for the recycling program, which could become year-round, Rajadnya said. “We would take (a car seat) apart and the component parts would be sold to people that want to buy that kind of raw material,” she said. “Their usefulness comes from the various components.” Because car seats are made of very hard plastic, disposal is a timeconsuming and costly process, according to Lisa Doughty with Waste Management of Texas and Oklahoma, which has offices in Houston. The harder the plastic, the more difficult it is to recycle, Daughty said. “If a material-recovery facility were to receive a car seat of that sort, because of the materials and the make-up of it, it would be very difficult to process,” she said. “It would be labor-intensive.” Doughty compares it to a multicomponent computer. “When a computer is processed, there are so many parts when you break it down that it has to be done manually,” she said. “Think of an aluminum can, a plastic water bottle, a detergent bottle, a milk jug - those are very different plastics versus the type of plastic that would be in a car seat.” Companies like TerraCycle, founded by CEO Tom Szaky in 2001 with an eco-capitalist mission, provide an essential service, according to Sarah Mason, division manager for recycling for the city of Houston. TerraCycle has initiated similar projects with other retailers and companies: three-ring binders with Office Depot and used toothbrushes with Colgate. Another project collects and recycles discarded cigarette butts. While there are no landfill bans on car seats in Texas, Mason said, they are not accepted in prevalent recycling programs or by processors. “TerraCycle is in the business of taking these more difficult-to-recycle products, and they are able to do things with them,” she said. “Whatever their process is for handling these materials and re-manufacturing them into new product - that’s their niche. They go after items that would not be acceptable into more traditional recycling programs.” The car-seat collection program began Sept. 1 and ends Sept. 11; all car seats recovered will be processed through the TerraCycle system and repurposed. The following Target stores throughout Pasadena and the Bay Area will participate in the program: at 5757 Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena, 255 Marina Bay Drive in Clear Lake Shores and at 1801 West Bay Area Blvd., Webster. For more information on TerraCycle, go to www.terracycle.com

The Bloomington Target store is accepting car seats for recycling. Car seats may be placed in a recycle box at the front of the Bloomington store, 2555 W. 79th St., Sept. 1-11. The Bloomington store is one of 56 Minnesota stores participating in the program. Car seats collected through the program will be recycled by TerraCycle, a recycling company. TerraCycle will separate the components of the car seats and process them for use in other products. Participants will receive a coupon for 20 percent off the purchase of a new car seat.

Target stores across Minnesota, including in Otsego and Rogers, are accepting car seats for recycling through Sept. 11. The car seat collection program is intended to help residents reduce clutter without sending waste to landfills. All car seats collected will be recycled through TerraCycle. Residents should bring their car seats to Target and look for the car seat collection box in the front of the store or in the baby and kids floor pad section. When a consumer turns in a used car seat, he or she will receive a coupon for 20 percent off the purchase of a new one. After the recycling program ends, TerraCycle will separate the different components of the car seats (cloth elements, plastics, metals and so forth) and process them for use in other products.

From Sept. 1-11, Humble-area residents can recycle used car seats. Targets across Texas are hosting a car seat collection program to help residents reduce household clutter without sending waste to landfills. All car seats collected through this program will be recycled through TerraCycle so that each component will see a second life. Residents should bring their car seats to 20777 Hwy. 59 North or 6931 FM 1960 Road East, and look for Target’s car seat collection box in the front of the store or in the baby/kids floor pad section. Turn in a used car seat and receive a coupon for 20 percent off the purchase of a new one. TerraCycle will then separate the different components of the car seats (cloth elements, plastics, metals, etc.) and process for use in other products. For information, visit www.terracycle.com.

Between Sept. 1 and 11, Fridley residents can recycle used car seats. Target stores across Minnesota are hosting a car seat collection program to help residents reduce household clutter without sending waste to landfills. All car seats collected through this program will be recycled through TerraCycle so that each component will see a second life. Residents should bring their car seats to the Target store at 755 53rd Ave NE in Fridley and look for Target’s car seat collection box in the front of the store or in the baby/kids floor pad section. When a consumer turns in a used car seat, he or she will receive a coupon for 20% off the purchase of a new one. After the recycling program ends, TerraCycle will separate the different components of the car seats and process them for use in other products.

Between now and Sunday, Sept. 11, residents can recycle used car seats at Targets across Minnesota.  The child-restraint seats collected will be recycled through TerraCycle, which will separate the different components of the car seats and process them for use in other products. When consumers drop off a used car seat at participating Targets, they will receive a discount coupon for the purchase of a new one. Local Targets participating in the baby/child car seat recycling project are West St. Paul Target, 1740 S. Robert St., and the Inver Grove Heights store, 7841 Amana Trail.