Ace Recycles Burned Out Holiday Lights for Good
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Ace Hardware Stores in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Washington, and Virginia (and more!) are collecting bad holiday lights for recycling to benefit Lights for Life. This year, Ace Hardware stores will also accept extension cords for recycling. Lights for Life, a nonprofit organization aids kids with cancer and their families by recycling the copper and other usable materials in light strands.
From their website, “Last year, Ace Hardware customers across the three states donated more than 30,000 pounds of holiday lights to the campaign, raising $14,000 for families of children diagnosed with cancer and bringing the total amount of lights donated by local Ace customers since 2008 to more than 77,000 pounds. Local stores hope to increase this year’s donation by 50 percent and have set a goal of collecting 45,000 pounds of holiday lights and extension cords during the 2011 holiday season.”
“Each year, more than 200 million strings of incandescent lights are sold in the U.S., and most of them end up in the landfill,” said Linda Worthington, marketing director Lights For Life. “Just the small act of dropping your broken or old lights or extension cords in a collection bin at an Ace Hardware can make a big difference in the lives of the families of kids with cancer.”
Holiday lights and extension cords can be dropped off at participating Ace Hardware stores between November 15 and February 15. The holiday light recycling program adds to the growing list recycling programs offered by area Ace Hardware stores. Many Ace Hardware stores also accept used compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), mercury-containing thermostats, used cell phones and rechargeable batteries for recycling.”
Great idea! I always feel bad putting my strands of dead icicle lights in the trash…I have a box to go to Ace today! How about you?
