Algonquin Residents Encouraged To Recycle Holiday Lights

ALGONQUIN, IL — The Village of Algonquin, in cooperation with Elgin Recycling, will be offering holiday light recycling Nov. 19 through Jan. 21 at Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive. The collection period has been extended for those who would like to recycle their holiday lights after this season.

A container for your unusable or unwanted lights will be available in the Ganek Municipal Center lobby during normal business hours, the village said.

Items that will be accepted include mini-lights, C7 lights, C9 lights, rope lights, LED lights and extension cords of any length. People are asked to remove all tinsel, garland, plastic casing and other decoration items from the light sets before they are dropped off.

Elgin Recycling will recycle the lights collected at Ganek Municipal Center and help Algonquin reduce waste sent to landfills.

Household light bulbs, floodlights, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) or fluorescent bulbs will not be accepted.

Additionally, Groot will offer free curbside collection of holiday trees from January 3 to January 25 on your regular collection day. Please visit www.algonquin.org for guidelines on disposal.

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