Walmart car seat trade-in event ended Sept. 21 (9 days early)

Update: The car seat trade in event is ending Sept. 21 (9 days early) due to overwhelming participation.

According to a Walmart statement, "Due to the overwhelming response from our customers, we are quickly reaching capacity for this program. In less than one week, we estimate we will collect nearly 1 million car seats – or the equivalent of diverting over 200 million plastic bottles from landfills."

This means that they may be giving away $30 million in Walamrt gift cards with this promotion.

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From Monday, September 16 through September 21, customers can visit the Customer Service desk at participating stores to trade in the car seat their child has outgrown for a $30 Walmart gift card.

“Through the Walmart Car Seat Recycling Program, traditionally non-recyclable car seats are now nationally recyclable,” said Tom Szaky, CEO and Founder, TerraCycle. “We are proud to work with this forward-thinking company to offer families from coast-to-coast a way to give their car seat, the item that has kept their little ones safe, a second-life. Through this event, we expect to divert the plastic equivalent of approximately 35 million water bottles from landfills.”

According to Walmart, there is a trade-in limit of 2 car seats per household, any brand is accepted, and booster seats can't be turned in.

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