If you're like me, and the family's official holiday light installer, you are currently facing (or just have gotten done facing) the annual untangling and checking of the multiple strands of lights to be installed as decorations for your home ... inside and out.
The mystery of this yearly task is ... how did some of these stored strands quit working while lying in storage in the crawlspace/attic of my home? I KNOW I didn't place them back into storage if they had quit working at the end of the previous holiday season.
Yet ... there they are. Incapable of lighting up or working another year. What to do with those old lights that are broken or burned-out has always bothered me. Throwing them away has just seemed such a waste and fundamentally wrong.
Think of the millions of lights that end-up in the trash! It boggles the mind!
The citizens of Will County, IL, now have a better answer to this dilemma. The recycling program of the county now includes drop-off/recycling sites that will accept these worn-out and broken holiday illuminations.
12 locations within Will County, IL, have been made available for drop-off of these items. The sites are as follows:
- 299 Canterbury Lane, Bolingbrook
- 25461 S. Fryer St., Channahon
- Forest Preserve District of Will County office, 17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet
- 17112 Prime Blvd., Lockport
- 24645 S. Eastern Ave, Manhattan
- 19004 Wolf Road, Mokena
- Monee Reservoir, 27341 Ridgeland Ave, Monee
- 1100 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox
- Reed-Custer School District, behind maintenance garage, 162 S. School St., Braidwood
- 195 S. Budler Road, Romeoville
- 30200 Town Center Road, Beecher
- Troy Township Highway Department, 25358 Seil Road, Shorewood.
(Please note that the hours at these drop-off sites vary. See: www.willcountygreen.com for info on operating hours.)
With so many drop-off sites available to the residents of the county, it is easy to accomplish and do the "right thing" regarding the discard of these lights. Keeping these old holiday lights out of our landfills is important ... saves energy ... and prevents water and other pollution to our environment.
It's an easy task to accomplish now in the Will County area. Print-up or write down the location that is closest to you and keep it on hand for future use and reference. These sites also accept electronics through the entire year for recycling.
Should you have further questions regarding the recycling of your holiday lights ... or other recycling programs and efforts ... please go to www.willcountygreen.com. Will County, IL has stepped-up recent efforts to address the environmental needs of its residents through this website. It's just another way that the local county government is trying to stay current and address the needs of the residents living within its midst.
Gene Mundt, Sr. Vice President
Personal NMLS #216987
The Federal Savings Bank
1823 Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL 60563
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