Sustainability Tip: Recycle your Holiday Lights at MetroParks Locations
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"Recycling lights that no longer work and were going to be thrown away is such an easy way to be more sustainable this holiday season" says Bernadette Whitworth, Five Rivers MetroParks historical and cultural resource manager. Starting December 1, Five Rivers MetroParks and Cohen Recycling are partnering again to make the holidays greener by providing bins at six MetroParks locations where residents can drop off holiday lights to be recycled. This is our fifth holiday season offering the recycling program and we are excited to be able to offer another way for people to support our conservation mission. In addition, Cohen will make a donation to the Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation based on how many lights are recycled.
Drop off unwanted lights at any of the six MetroParks locations between December 1 and February 1. Light strands should be loose and not in bags or boxes. The following locations are accessible during park hours, daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
-Carriage Hill MetroPark, 7800 E. Shull Rd., Dayton: Recycling bin is located outside the Visitor Center entrance.
-Sugarcreek MetroPark, 4178 Conference Rd., Bellbrook: Recycling bin is located at the main parking lot entrance under the kiosk.
-Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at the front of the main building.
-Possum Creek MetroPark, 4790 Frytown Rd., Dayton: Recycling bin located at the education building at the Possum Creek Farm.
-Cox Arboretum MetroPark, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton. Recycling bin located outside the Visitor Center entrance.
Our 2nd Street Market location, 600 E. Second St., Dayton will have bins accessible any time. The recycling bin is located at the northwest entrance.
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