Recycle Holiday Lights at City, Park District Locations

If your holiday lights are on their last leg, or if a couple of strands didn’t shine with the magic of the season when you plugged them in, you don’t have to toss them in the garbage.

The 5th annual holiday lights recycling program will keep those lights out of landfills, according to a City of Elmhurst news release.

Bring lights to City Hall (209 N. York), Courts Plus (186 S. West Ave.), Wagner Community Center (615 N. West Ave.) or the Park District Administrative Building (375 W. First St.) through Jan. 26, 2015. Drop them in the bins with the “Holiday Lights” signs.

The City of Elmhurst and the Elmhurst Park District have partnered with SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education) and Elgin Recycling for this year’s recycling program.

The program accepts lights, mini-lights, extension cords, rope lights and LED lights in both working and non-working condition, according to the news release.

For more information, call Anne Scheppele at (630) 993-8941 or email aschepple@epd.org. Additional information about recycling is available from SCARCE at www.scarcecoed.org.