Take Action!

If you are concerned about toxic chemicals in your car or child car seat, take action to reduce your exposure and encourage manufacturers to build healthier products.

Five things you can do about toxic chemicals in your car:

1. Reduce your exposure

Since heat and UV-rays accelerate the breakdown of toxic chemicals, we recommend that car owners use solar reflectors and park in the shade whenever possible.
Car owners should ventilate their cars before entering them by opening doors and rolling down windows.
Car owners can also reduce exposure by spending less time in their cars. We recommend walking, riding a bike or using public transportation whenever possible. This also helps reduce tailpipe emissions.

2. Contact your automaker or child car seat maker

Contact your car manufacturer and let them know they should phase out toxic chemicals and replace them with available, safe alternatives immediately.
Contact your child car seat manufacturer and tell them to build car seat that are free of toxic chemicals.

3. Stay informed

4. Spread the word

Tell your friends about HealthyCar.org and how they can reduce their exposure to toxic chemicals in cars.

5. Support HealthyCar.org

HealthyCar.org is a project of the Ecology Center — the nation’s leading watchdog on toxic chemicals in cars. You can join the effort to get toxic chemicals out of cars and other consumer products by making a donation.