{"id":10562,"date":"2025-01-08T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:27:18","slug":"recycle-broken-christmas-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/recycle-broken-christmas-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycle broken Christmas Lights and live Christmas Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Toledo, OH, <\/strong>January 2, 2025: With Christmas now behind us, many people are beginning to take down their Christmas lights. If your holiday came with a Clark Griswold moment, with little lights that weren\u2019t twinkling, an easy option is being offered to recycle those broken lights instead of throwing them away.<\/p>\n

AIMECycling<\/em> of Toledo has partnered with Genoa Bank for its third year to offer a simple way to keep your old Christmas lights out of the landfills for an ecofriendly option to discard them.\u00a0 Now through January 13th<\/sup>, you can drop off your old broken Christmas lights at most Genoa Bank branch locations during lobby business hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristmas lights are just one of those things that people often overlook as being recyclable but it\u2019s really important to utilize this option\u201d said Brian Simmons from AIMEcycling.\u00a0 \u201cChristmas lights are made from several\u00a0non-biodegradable components<\/a>, mostly plastic, glass, and copper. They take decades, if not hundreds of years to break down if sent to\u00a0a\u00a0landfill<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christmas light bulbs can also contain toxic metals such as mercury that can be released into the environment when the bulbs are broken. With Christmas lights often only lasting a few seasons, the waste generated by any given household adds up quickly. Over the last two years 5,643 pounds, nearly 3 tons, of lights have been collected and recycled with this initiative.<\/p>\n

In addition to helping the environment by recycling your lights, AIM has committed to making a\u00a0 donation to Nature\u2019s Nursery Center For Wildlife Rescue of up to 20 cents\u00a0 per pound collected to assist in their efforts toward environmental and habitat sustainability.<\/p>\n

Lights can be dropped off at all Genoa Bank branch locations except for downtown Toledo. Look for the large drop off box in the lobby.<\/p>\n

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Participating Branches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sylvania Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n5501 Monroe Street, Sylvania, OH 43560<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maumee Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n703 Conant Street, Maumee, OH 43537<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oregon Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n3201 Navarre Avenue, Oregon, OH 43616<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millbury Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n24950 West State Route 51, Millbury, OH 43447<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genoa Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n801 Main Street, Genoa, OH 43430<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perrysburg\/Rossford Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n9920 Old US 20, Rossford, OH 43460<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Clinton\/Catawba Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n4068 East Harbor Road, Port Clinton, OH 43452\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fremont Branch<\/strong><\/td>\n1701 W. State Street, Fremont, OH 43420<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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