DAYTON, Ohio ( WDTN ) — Five Rivers MetroParks offers several ways to safely dispose of old holiday lights and give Christmas trees a new use.
Now that the holiday season is coming to an end, Five Rivers is offering several drop-off locations for holiday lights and live Christmas trees.
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Holiday light recycling
Five Rivers has 10 locations across the Dayton area where residents can recycle their old holiday lights . Drop-off bins will be available until Feb. 1. String lights should be placed in bins free of boxes or bags.
Lights can be dropped off at the following locations during park hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Carriage Hill MetroPark , 7800 E. Shull Rd.: Recycling bin located outside the Visitor Center entrance
- Cox Arboretum MetroPark , 6733 Springboro Pike: Recycling bin located outside the Visitor Center entrance
- Eastwood MetroPark (lake side), 1401 Harshman Rd.: Recycling bin located at the kiosk near the docks
- Englewood MetroPark, 4361 W. National Rd.: Recycling bin located near entrance
- Germantown MetroPark , 6910 Boomershine Rd.: Recycling bin located at the Twin Valley Welcome Center by kiosk next to sidewalk
- Possum Creek MetroPark , 4790 Frytown Rd.: Recycling bin located at the education building near Possum Creek Farm
- Sugarcreek MetroPark , 4178 Conference Rd.: Recycling bin located at the main parking lot entrance under the kiosk
- Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark , 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave.: Recycling bin located at the front of the main building
- Adventure Central at Wesleyan MetroPark , 2222 N James H McGee Blvd.: Recycling bin located at Adventure Central building.
- 2nd Street Market , 600 E. Second St.: Recycling bin is located at the northwest entrance by the bike parking and is accessible anytime.
This initiative is in collaboration with Cohen Recycling, who in turn makes a donation equal to the market value of the lights collected. Over the last four years, 26,000 pounds of lights have been collected at the parks, and Cohen Recycling has donated over $8,000.
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Tree drop-off
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