King county offers a list of nearby locations where you can recycle your holiday lights for free.
Christmas light disposal seattle.
Uptekk external link recycling drop off center in pacific.
One day holiday lights collection service offered jan.
13 24 for those customers.
Light bulbs cannot be recycled in seattle s recycling carts but don t throw out your burned out holiday lights recycle them.
Most of those locations will accept lights until at least january 15.
This list will be updated as new programs are announced.
Uptekk also offers a recycling drop off center in pacific and west seattle recycling has a drop off center on 16th ave.
If you want to recycle your old holidays lights and save money on new led lights take advantage of the mail in christmas light recycling program.
Call first when possible to confirm they are taking the lights and find out exactly where the bin is located.
Other businesses and organizations may also offer holiday lights recycling programs.
It is also free because rather than a zoo or botanical garden or seattle center candy cane lane is a series of homes on ne park road.
Every year these homes deck themselves out for the holidays.
When it is time to get rid of old christmas lights the right thing to do is to turn them into a recycling program.
Given the current situation we encourage you to reserve your recycling for when the covid 19 pandemic has passed.
Why recycle your christmas lights.
Holiday light recycling programs take your old light strands and recycle the copper wire inside them.
Bundle it together in a plastic grocery bag before you toss it in the cart.
Burned out string lights or old lights that you ve replaced with energy efficient led lights can be recycled.
West seattle recycling external link drop off center.
For too many people the answer to old christmas lights is to throw them in the trash but this is the wrong way to dispose of the lights that you don t need.
Maple leaf ace hardware.
Many recycling locations have temporarily closed and we expect more to follow.