Holiday Light Recycling

The Westerville Electric Division is encouraging residents to recycle old string lights this holiday season at 139 E. Broadway Ave. Lights can be dropped off 24/7. Residents who drop off lights between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday can receive a free LED bulb in exchange. The program runs from Nov. 26, 2021-Jan. 30, 2022.

Since the program’s launch in 2019, Westerville residents have recycled more than 11,700 lbs of lights. By doing so, participants have removed inefficient power drains from the City’s grid and items that can become tangled in trash and recycling facility equipment. (Note: Please refrain from placing string lights in your curbside recycling containers.)

Read about this program at www.westerville.org/lightrecycling.