Many more suburban holiday light recycling opportunities

A number of north and northwest suburban communities, acting together under the banner of the The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), are offering a free holiday light recycling program.

According to the SWACC website, Elgin Recycling is processing the material. Interestingly, Elgin Recycling is the company coordinating the holiday light recycling drive in Chicago as well processing the material. (See, the post below or follow this link for more information about holiday light recycling for Chicago residents.)

Hopefully, Elgin Recycling has figured out a way to make money from all this. There nothing wrong in doing well by doing good.

As the list below shows, residents in many north and northwest Chicago suburbs have a lot of options for responsibly disposing those burned out Christmas lights that have seemingly taken up permanent residence in so many garages, or the strings of incandescent bulbs that were finally replaced with energy efficient LED lights at the after-Christmas clearance sale. But don't bring garland or wreaths or the Christmas trees on which these lights were formerly displayed. Note too that different locations have differing dates and times on which these materials will be accepted:

Arlington Heights Public Works
222 N Ridge Avenue
M-F: 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
November 21, 2011 - February 24, 2012
(847) 368-5800

Arlington Heights Village Hall
Health Department
33 S Arlington Heights Road
M-F: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
November 21, 2011 - February 24, 2012
(847) 368-5760

Barrington Public Works
300 N Raymond Avenue
M-F: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
November 28, 2011 - March 5, 2012
(847) 381-7903

Buffalo Grove Village Hall
50 Raupp Boulevard
M-F: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
From November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 459-2530

Buffalo Grove Police Department
46 Raupp Boulevard
24-hour drop-off
From November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 459-2530

Elk Grove Village Health and Community Services Office
901 Wellington Avenue
M-F: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Year round drop-off
(847) 357-4240

Evanston Levy Senior Center
300 Dodge Avenue
M-F: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
Sat, Sun: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
From December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 448-8256

Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Boulevard
M-F: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Sat: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
From December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 448-8256

Evanston Library
1703 Orrington Avenue
M-Th: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
F, Sat: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 to 6:00 pm
December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 448-8600

Glencoe Public Works Service Building
Garage
325 Temple Court
M-F: 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
December 1, 2011 - March 15, 2012
(847) 835-4134

Glenview Public Works
1333 Shermer Road
24-hour outside drop-off at Public Works
November 1, 2011 - February 28, 2012
(847) 657-3030

Hoffman Estates Village Hall
Lobby
1990 Hassell Road
M-F: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
December 1, 2011 - January 21, 2012
(847) 882-9100

Kenilworth Public Works
347 Ivy Court
24 hour drop-off
November 1, 2011 - February 24, 2012
(847) 251-1666

Lincolnwood Public Works
7001 N Lawndale Avenue
M-F: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
November 15, 2011 - February 1, 2012
(847) 675-0888

Mount Prospect Public Works
1700 W Central Road
M-F: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 870-5640

Niles Public Services Department
6849 Touhy Avenue
M-F: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 588-7900

Niles Family Fitness Center
987 Civic Center Dr.
M-Th: 5:30 am to 10:00 pm
F: 5:30 am to 9:00 pm
Sat, Sun: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 588-7900

Park Ridge Public Works Service Center
400 Busse Highway
M-F: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 318-5240

Prospect Heights City Hall
8 N. Elmhurst Road
M-F: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
December 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012
(847) 398-6070

Rolling Meadows
3600 Kirchoff Road
24-hour outside drop-off at City Hall entrance
November 1, 2011 - February 4, 2012
(847) 394-8500

Skokie Public Works
9050 Gross Point Road
M-F: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
December 6, 2011 - January 28, 2012
(847) 933-8427

Wheeling Public Works
77 W Hintz Road
M-F: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 28, 2012
(847) 279-6900

Wilmette Public Works
711 Laramie Avenue
24-hour outside drop-off at front parking lot
November 28, 2011 - January 20, 2012
(847) 853-7500

Winnetka Public Works
1390 Willow Road
M-F: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Year round drop off
(847) 716-3568

A tip of the hat to Dr. Albert Klumpp for passing this information along.