Recycle holiday lights with annual collection drive

Holiday lights not shining so bright? Don't throw them out. Bring them to a convenient location to be recycled. Holiday lights cannot be recycled in your recycle cart, but Lexington's Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works can take them through a special collection drive through Jan. 12, 2025.

This is the seventh annual holiday lights collection drive. This annual program has led to over 10,000 pounds of electronics being diverted from the landfill. Additionally, string lights, batteries and other electronics can damage equipment at the Recycle Center, so they should not be put in blue recycle carts or recycling dumpsters.

The City has partnered with local businesses and organization to provide drop-off locations for holiday lights throughout Lexington. Drop-off bins are available during the locations' regular business hours, so be sure to check before you go.

Drop-off locations:

• Charles Young Center: 504 East Third St., Lexington, KY 40508
• Dunbar Community Center: 545 North Upper St., Lexington, KY 40508
• Kenwick Community Center: 313 Owsley Ave., Lexington, KY 40502
• Tates Creek Community Center: 3460 Campus Way, Lexington, KY 40517
• Fayette County Extension Office: 1140 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, KY 40504
• Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Center: 200 East Main St., Lexington, KY 40507
• Lexington Senior Center: 195 Life Lane, Lexington, KY 40502
• Crank & Boom
  • Distillery District: 1210 Manchester St., Lexington, KY 40504
  • Clays Mill: 3101 Clays Mill Road, Suite 301, Lexington, KY 40503 (Stonewall Center)
• John's Run/Walk
  • Ashland: 317 South Ashland Ave., Lexington, KY 40502
  • Palomar: 3735 Palomar Centre Drive, Unit 140, Lexington, KY 40513
• Wild Birds Unlimited: 152 North Locust Hill Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
• West Sixth: 501 West Sixth St., #100, Lexington, KY 40508

Lights and other electronics can be taken year-round to the Electronics Recycling Center at 1306 Versailles Road.