Recycle Your Holiday Lights

Light bulbs cannot be recycled in Seattle’s recycling carts – but don’t throw out your burned-out holiday lights – recycle them! Holiday light recycling programs take your old light strands and recycle the copper wire inside them.

King County offers a list of nearby locations where you can recycle your holiday lights for free:

• Magnolia and Maple Leaf Ace Hardware stores
• HolidayLEDs.com Christmas Light Recycling – Mail-in recycling program
• Lowe’s Home Improvement stores – most locations
• McLendon Hardware – all 7 Puget Sound area locations
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington – Bellevue, Seattle, Tacoma and other locations

Other businesses and organizations may also offer holiday light recycling programs. When shopping for new holiday lights at retailers, ask if they have a program.

Thanks for recycling your holiday lights!

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