Save Your Money and Avoid Knockoff Carseats How do you know you can use a carseat safely for your child? Cheap (and not-so-cheap) Chinese carseats sold in the U.S., and caregivers buying items not certified for use here, have created a market where unscrupulous...
Counterfeit Carseats Are Here: Are These Flimsy Carseats Safe?
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As another resource, this site seems to have a pretty comprehensive updated list of carseat recycling programs in the US:
http://recycleyourcarseat.org/where-do-i-recycle-my-seat/
And I’ll also highlight this program, since it’s nationwide. If your local area doesn’t have a carseat recycling program, you can ship it to BabyEarth in Texas.
http://www.babyearth.com/renew