Holiday Light Recycling Drive Taking Place in Saginaw County

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MidMichigan Waste Authority is gearing up for another holiday light recycling drive.

Starting Tuesday, December 1 through January 15, anyone wanting to get rid of old holiday lights can drop them off at several locations in the authority’s service area. All sizes, styles and colors of indoor and outdoor string lights can be donated. Only string lights, not other lighted holiday decorations, can be accepted.

The lights will be processed by Rifkin Scrap Metal and Iron, a local company that will send the constituent materials to a processor. The refined materials will then move on to manufacturers to be used in new products. Rifkin is providing a rebate for the lights, with all proceeds going to the CAN (Child Abuse and Neglect) Council of the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Residents should not place holiday lights in their recycling bins or cans at home, as they are not an item accepted through the MMWA curbside recycling program.

Drop off locations include:

Bridgeport Twp Governmental Center
6740 Dixie Highway, Bridgeport
The CAN Council
1311 N Michigan Ave, Saginaw
Kochville Twp Office
5851 Mackinaw Rd, Saginaw
Mid Michigan Waste Authority
2063 S Miller Rd, Saginaw
Richland Twp Administrative Office
1180 N Hemlock Rd, Hemlock
Saginaw Twp Dept of Public Services
4870 Shattuck Rd, Saginaw
Charles Public Library
132 S Saginaw St, St. Charles
Thomas Twp Public Safety Building
8215 Shields Dr, Saginaw
Tittabawassee Twp Park
(during Freeland Light Show)
9200 Midland Rd, Freeland
Wheeler Twp Office
8510 E Monroe Rd, Wheeler
Zilwaukee City Administration Building
319 Tittabawassee Rd, Saginaw