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carter’s® Baby & Kid Clothing Free Recycling Program

All brands accepted

Recycle all brands of baby and kid clothing

Recycle with TerraCycle

Baby & kid clothing

Recycle from anywhere

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the carter’s Baby & Kid Clothing Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your baby and kid clothing to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it. Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

Collect

Create a TerraCycle account and join this program. Then, reuse any box you have to start collecting your baby and kid clothing.

Print free label

When your box is full, sign in to your TerraCycle account to download and print a prepaid shipping label.

Ship

Seal your box, affix the prepaid shipping label, and send it to us to be recycled.

Get started

Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.

Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

Send in any brand of non-donatable baby and kid clothing. Accessories and shoes are not being accepted at this time.

No, the carter’s Baby & Kid Clothing Free Recycling Program accepts baby & kid clothing from all brands.

carter's has sponsored this free recycling program, so there is no direct cost to you.

We encourage you to ship when your box is full of baby and kid clothing to minimize the transportation carbon footprint for this program. UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.

Yes, please wash the baby and kid clothing before shipping. Clearly used is fine (holes and stains happen), but items must be clean.

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Discover our recycling process

Once collected, the clothing is separated by fabric type, shredded, and recycled into raw material. A few items like filled bedding, down, knits and 100% nylon items that cannot be mechanically recycled are aggregated to find alternate solutions. If none exist, they are processed through waste-to-energy and used by the processing facility directly and/or the local utility network. Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.

Learn More About carter's®

carter’s was founded in 1865 and is the most trusted baby apparel brand. With comfy, easy dressing styles from preemie to size 14, we’re with families from the start and every step of the way.

carter’s® Baby & Kid Clothing Free Recycling Program

How it works

Collect

Print free label

Ship

Get started

What can I send in through this recycling program?

Can I only collect carter’s-brand products?

Are there any costs associated with participating in this program?

What are the best practices for shipping my recycling to TerraCycle?

Do I need to clean the items before I send them in?

Discover our recycling process

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