Recycle holiday lights instead of throwing them in the trash

 

Free Holiday Lights Recycling at Great Parks

Have your holiday lights lost their twinkle? Drop off broken or unwanted lights at any Great Parks visitor center between December 10, 2014, and January 11, 2015.

Recycling holiday lights instead of throwing them in the trash keeps them out of landfills and gives them a new life. As part of its mission of conservation, Great Parks of Hamilton County is offering six convenient drop-off locations to the public. The lights are collected and recycled by Great Parks’ current contractor for metal recycling.

Marked bins are available at:

Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve: Ellenwood Nature Barn
3455 Poole Road Cincinnati, OH 45239

Glenwood Gardens: Cotswold Visitor Center
10397 Springfield Pike Cincinnati, OH 45215

Miami Whitewater Forest: Visitor Center
9001 Mt. Hope Road Harrison, OH 45030

Sharon Woods: Sharon Centre
11450 Lebanon Road Sharonville, OH 45241

Winton Woods: Winton Centre
10245 Winton Road Cincinnati, OH 45231

Woodland Mound: Seasongood Nature Center
8250 Old Kellogg Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45255

 

A valid Great Parks of Hamilton County Motor Vehicle Permit ($10 annual; $3 daily) is required to enter the parks. Armleder and Fernbank Parks are cooperative ventures with the Cincinnati Park Board; a Motor Vehicle Permit is not required.

For additional information, please visit greatparks.org or call 513-521-7275. Also, be sure to check out our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter to find out more about what’s happening at the parks!