Posted on October 30, 2024
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This holiday season, we’ve partnered with locations across the metro to offer holiday light drop-offs for any old or broken strands of lights you find as you deck the halls.
Lights can be dropped off in collection boxes at participating locations from November 12, 2024 - January 31, 2025. All lights will then be safely recycled at our Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off in Bondurant!
Participating Locations
The following sites are participating in the holiday light recycling program:
- Altoona City Hall
- Blank Park Zoo
- Bondurant Public Library
- Clive Public Safety Center
- Des Moines East Side Library
- Des Moines South Side Library
- Grimes Public Library
- Johnston Public Library
- Norwalk Public Library
- Polk City Public Library
- Urbandale Public Library
- West Des Moines Public Library
- Windsor Heights City Hall
Holiday lights can also be recycled year-round at Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off.
Just remember, holiday lights are not regular recycling, so they don’t belong in your recycling carts. The strands of lights can cause problems for the sorting equipment at Metro Recycling Facility!
Accepted Lights
LED, classic, plastic, and glass bulbs as well as net, icicle, and battery-powered lights are accepted. When you drop them in the collection box, lights should be loose and not bagged.