When it’s time to take down the holiday lights, help keep thousands of pounds of wire, plastic and light bulbs out of the landfill by recycling any that are broken.
In the Kansas City region, RecycleSpot.org lists 44 locations that will recycle holiday lights, including:
- Advantage Metals Recycling, 3005 Manchester Trafficway, Kansas City, MO
- Advantage Metals, 1153 S. 12th St., Kansas City, KS
- Olathe HHW 7 E-Waste Facility, 1420 S. Robinson, Olathe, KS
- Kansas City Recycling Center, 4707 DE ramus, Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City Recycling Center, 6401 N.E. Pleasant Valley Road, Kansas City, MO
- Mack True Value, 6004 Johnson Dr., Mission, KS
- Midwest Recycling Center, 2000 E. 19th St., Kansas City, MO
- Overland Park Recycling Center, 11921 Hardy, Overland Park, KS
- Southeast Enterprises, 6701 Booth St., Kansas City, MO
- Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center, 6200 Martway St., Mission, KS
- 21 Westlake ACE Hardware stores
For a complete list, visit RecycleSpot.org.
For those outside the region, Holiday LEDs recycles lights shipped to its headquarters at Holiday LEDs Recycling, 2300 S. 170th St., New Berlin, WI, 53151. Participants can receive a 15-percent discount on a purchase of energy-efficient LED holiday lights.