Holiday Lights Recycling

This holiday season there are several places to take your old holiday lights for recycling. Don’t throw them in the trash – there are valuable metals in the wires which

Here are some of the nearby places where you can take them:

• Ace Hardware stores –  Maple Leaf in Seattle and Magnolia (2420 32nd Ave W) stores
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington / Point Defiance Zoo program: Seattle Administrative Office at
  601 Valley Street (just west of Aurora)
• Lowe’s home improvement stores –  12525 N Aurora Ave,  2700 Rainier Ave S and most other locations
• McLendon Hardware – all 7 Puget Sound area locations

King County Solid Waste Division always has up-t0-date information about holiday light recycling.

When you donate holiday lights, remove all packaging, twist-ties and rubber bands. Place lights directly in the collection bin, with no bags or other extra material.