Holiday and string lights should NEVER be placed in your recycling cart or at a SWACO recycling drop-off location. Holiday lights are considered tanglers and will tangle around the gears of the equipment at the recycling facility causing the facility to shut down. Instead, please bring holiday lights to a recycling location close to you.

Seasonal Holiday Lights Recycling Programs

1. Plain Township Fire Department located at 9500 Johnstown Rd. Recycle Your Holiday Lights! Keep our environment merry and bright! | Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
2. Dublin Service Center located at 6555 Shier-Rings Rd. Recycle Your E-waste – City of Dublin, Ohio, USA (dublinohiousa.gov)
3. Grove City – Several locations Holiday Light Collection – Grove City, Ohio (grovecityohio.gov)
4. New Albany Village Hall located at 99 W. Main St. Recycle Your Holiday Lights! Keep our environment merry and bright! | Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
5. Upper Arlington Municipal Services Center located at 3600 Tremont Rd. Solid Waste Services – City of Upper Arlington (upperarlingtonoh.gov)
6. Westerville Electric Division (WED) accepting strands of holiday lights in exchange for LED light bulbs at the Electric Division, 139 E. Broadway Ave. Westerville, OH Holiday Light Recycling | City of Westerville, OH

Year-Round Electronic Drop-Off Locations 

1. Blendon Township Government Complex at 6350 Hempsted Rd. Westerville, OH E-Waste | Blendon Township, OH (blendontwp.org)
2. Jackson Township Administration Office 3756 Hoover Rd. Grove City, OH. Services Provided – Jackson Township (jacksontwp.org)
3. Dublin Service Center located at 6555 Shier-Rings Rd. Recycle Your E-waste – City of Dublin, Ohio, USA (dublinohiousa.gov)
4. Upper Arlington Public Service Center located at 4100 Roberts Rd.  Upper Arlington, OH Solid Waste Services – City of Upper Arlington (upperarlingtonoh.gov)
5. Worthington Department of Service and Engineering located at 380 Highland Ave. Worthington, OH Other Wastes | Worthington, OH – Official Website
6. SWACO Recycling Convenience Center located at 2566 Jackson Pike Columbus, OH 43223 Recycling Convenience Center | SWACO, OH
7. City of Columbus Waste & Reuse Convenience Center located at 2100 Alum Creek Dr. 43207 CONVENIENCE CENTER INFO SHEET (columbus.gov)

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