Hamilton City Council continues support for child car seat recycling standard
Child car seat recycling in Hamilton has become more affordable thanks to a Council grant. The SeatSmart child car seat recycling programme, which has been running in the city since 2015, aims to tackle the issue of some 100,000 child car seats going to landfill each year, as well as raise awareness around expiry dates on seats. The Hamilton City Council grant kicked in at the start of March, reducing the cost of recycling to $10 (RRP) per seat for up to 300 seats, making the programme more accessible to Hamiltonians. This follows a similar subsidy in 2019. Hamilton City Council Rubbish and Recycling Compliance Officer Jordyn Stuart says the funding is part of the Waste Minimisation Fund 2020. “We ...
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