Frustrated with broken holiday lights, or just have a bunch that no longer suits your needs? No matter what the reason, resist the urge to throw old holiday lights in the curbside trash or recycling collection cart. Holiday light strings are known as “tanglers” in the recycling industry. Tanglers are things like plastic bags, ropes, cords, hoses, wires, and light strings that jam sorting machinery by wrapping around the equipment, which is dangerous for workers.
Drop off location:
Department of Public Works, 1000 Suffield Street
November 25 - January 31
Acceptable items: Holiday string lights only
* Please remove all packaging. No cardboard or plastic bags.
Unacceptable Items:
Window Candles
Alternative options for recycling light strings would include mail back programs such as HolidayLEDs.com or Christmas-light-source.com