Holiday Lights Recycling at Algonquin Village Hall

As we begin decorating for the holiday season, you may find some unusable strings of holiday lights with your decorations. The village of Algonquin will be offering holiday lights recycling through January 13 at , 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 Village Hall lobby during normal business hours.

Items that will be accepted include:

• mini-lights
• C7 lights
• C9 lights
• rope lights
• LED lights
• extension cords of any length

Please be sure to remove all tinsel, garland, and other decoration items from the light sets before they are dropped off. Vintage Tech Recyclers will recycle the light sets collected at village hall and help Algonquin reduce waste sent to landfills.

Please note that household light bulbs, floodlights, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) or fluorescent bulbs will not be accepted.

Additionally, Waste Management will offer free curbside collection of holiday trees for Algonquin residents from December 27 to January 13. Please visit www.algonquin.org or refer to the winter 2011 Algonquin Citizen Newsletter for guidelines on disposal.

-Submitted by the village of Algonquin.