Where To Drop Off Broken Holiday Lights In Broome County

The holiday season is here—time to bring out those lights. You know, those lights you failed to put away last year carefully, and now they are just a huge tangled bundle of mess.

Reminds me of the scene in the movie 'Christmas Vacation' when Chevy Chase's character pulls out that huge ball of lights, attempts to unravel it, and finds that some of the bulbs no longer work.

If you find your ball of lights is no longer working, what do you do? Did you know that in Broome County, holiday string lights are not recyclable curbside and are considered tanglers?

Well, there's a solution to that issue for residents of Broome County. The Broome County Division of Solid Waste Management just announced a new recycling opportunity for the holiday season.

Broome County residents can bring broken or unwanted holiday string lights to the Hazardous Waste Facility for recycling now through January 31, 2026, for free during our regular business hours.

After all the broken string lights are collected, the Broome County Division of Solid Waste Management notes that they will be processed for recycling at a local scrap metal facility.

Broome County residents who have unwanted string lights and want to take advantage of this free service, drop them off the the Broome County Hazardous Waste Facility only: not at the recycling roll-offs. Residents will be required to pull onto the scales before the drop off of broken lights.

For more information, visit the Go Broome County website.

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