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For more information, contact: Ty Zastava, Safe Kids Wood County Coordinator (715-421-8929)
Car Seat Recycling Day aims to get unsafe child safety seats out of circulation
Wood County (April 2012) — Do you have an old car seat taking up space in your garage or basement? Safe Kids Wisconsin is providing a way for parents to drop off old car seats, free of charge, Saturday, April 28, across the state.
At Car Seat Recycling Day, seats older than 6 years old, purchased at a garage sale or thrift store or involved in a crash will be collected and dismantled to be recycled and disposed of properly.
Safe Kids Wood County will be participating locally from 9:00 am - Noon at Marshfield Fire Department, 514 E. 4th Street, Marshfield.
There will also be Safe Kids events held at Kohl's Department Store, 3600 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau and Kohl’s Department Store, 150 Crossroads Drive, Plover on the same day and time.
All car seats have an expiration date that can be found on the manufacturer’s label. If there is not an exact expiration date listed, a general rule is 6 years from the manufacture date. Seats used after their expiration date may not be safe or hold up in a crash.
Car seats purchased secondhand are dangerous as well. The history of the car seat is unknown and may have been involved in a crash or recalled.
The following also are good seats to bring to the event:
• Seats that have been recalled
• Seats that have broken or missing parts
• Unwanted seats
For more information, call Safe Kids Wood County at (715) 387-8646.
Car Seat Recycling Day is sponsored by AAA®, Safe Kids Wisconsin, Veolia Environmental Services, Safe Kids Wood County, and Marshfield Fire Department.
