Holiday Lights Recycling Program

McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) encourages residents to take advantage of the Holiday Lights Recycling Program offered at several area municipalities.  Residents can bring holiday light strands, rope lights, LED lights and extension cords.  Unacceptable items include garlands, wreaths and other non-recyclable materials. The following municipalities offer drop-off locations –

Village of Spring Grove 7401 Meyer Road Spring Grove, IL  60081 (815) 675-2121	City of Crystal Lake 100 W. Woodstock Street Crystal Lake, IL 60014 (815) 459-2020
Village of Lakewood 2500 Lake Avenue Crystal Lake, IL 60014 (815) 459-3025	Village of Cary 655 Village Hall Drive Cary, IL 60013 (847) 639-0003
Village of Port Barrington 69 S. Circle Avenue Port Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 639-7595	Village of Prairie Grove 3619 Ames Road Prairie Grove, IL 60012 (815) 455-1411
Village of Algonquin 2200 Harnish Drive Algonquin, IL 60102 (847) 658-2700	City of McHenry 333 S. Green Street McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 363-2186

If your municipality is not listed, please contact them directly for recycling availability.  Additional information is provided on the MCDH webpage www.mcdh.info (Environmental Health) or by calling Kristy Hecke, MCDH’s Solid Waste Manager at 815-334-4585.