Holiday light recycling and tree collection
Village to offer holiday light recycling through Friday, Jan. 13. Waste Management to offer free Christmas tree pickup Friday, Dec. 27 through Friday, Jan. 13.
ALGONQUIN – The Village of Algonquin will offer holiday light recycling through Friday, Jan. 13, at Village Hall, 2200 Harnsih Drive.
The collection period has been extended for those who would like to recycle their holiday lights after this season.
A container for unusable or unwanted lights is available in the Village Hall lobby during normal business hours.
Items accepted include mini-lights, C7 lights, C9 lights, rope lights, LED lights, and extension cords of any length.
Please be sure to remove all tinsel, garland and other decoration from the lights before they are dropped off.
Vintage Tech Recyclers will recycle the light sets.
Additionally, Waste Management will offer free curbside collection of holiday trees from Friday, Dec. 27, to Friday, Jan. 13.
Visit www.algonquin.org or refer to the 2011 Algonquin Citizen Newsletter for guidelines on disposal.
For more information call Michelle Weber, principal assistant, at 847-658-2700.
SOURCE: The Village of Algonquin news release.
