The Holiday season has arrived ! It is a time of year when many lights are used in decorations.

If, for some reason they are not to be recycled for another year of use, disposal is likely.Here are some locations to accomplish that.

Holiday lights recycling program

Municipalities offer drop-off locations

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 Algonquin 2200 Harnish Drive Algonquin IL (847) 658-2700	Village of Cary 655 Village Hall Drive Cary IL (847) 639-0003	City of Crystal Lake 100 W. Woodstock Street Crystal Lake IL (815) 459-2020
Village of Lakewood 2500 Lake Avenue Crystal Lake IL (815) 459-3025	City of Marengo 132 East Prairie St Marengo IL 815-568-7112	City of McHenry 333 S. Green Street McHenry IL (815) 363-2186
Village of Port Barrington 69 S. Circle Avenue Port Barrington IL (847) 639-7595	Village of Prairie Grove 3619 Ames Road Prairie Grove IL (815) 455-1411	Village of Spring Grove 7401 Meyer Road Spring Grove IL (815) 675-2121
Village of Wonder Lake 4444 Thompson Rd Wonder Lake IL 815-728-0839	Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce 7602 Hancock Drive Wonder Lake IL 815-728-0682	City of Woodstock 326 Washington Street Woodstock IL 815-338-6118

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