HolidayLEDs.com Christmas Light Recycling Program

Christmas Light Recycling Program Now Open

The 2011-2012 Christmas light recycling program is now open. Please read the instructions for participating carefully as there have been changes from last year.

*The 2011-2012 Christmas light recycling program will be concluding for the season on January 31, 2012. Please be sure to ship any lights for recycling before January 31, 2012. The program will reopen next fall. Thank you for participating in the HolidayLEDs.com recycling program.

How does the program work?

It's easy to participate all you have to do is send us your old Christmas lights for recycling and we'll send you a coupon good for 25% off HolidayLEDs.com LED Christmas lights. All coupons may only be redeemed once on a single order and may not be used with with any other offer, discount or coupon.

Where should I send my lights for recycling?

All lights sent for recycling should be sent to:

*THE RECYCLING PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. THE ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING LIGHTS FOR THE 2012-2013 PROGRAM WILL BE POSTED IN OCTOBER 2012.>/strong>

*Lights sent to any other address may not be received or recycled.

How Should I Ship My Lights

You can send your lights via any shipping method you like. However, there is no reason to send them express. We would recommend that you send them by the least expensive method available.

Are there any locations where I can drop off my lights?

Mom's Organic Market will be accepting lights for the HolidayLEDs.com recycling program from November 25th through January 31, 2012. Mom's will hand out the coupons directly to participants.

Whole Foods Market, Ann Arbor. Located at 3135 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI. 48104.

How do I get my coupon?

Once you have packed up and shipped us your lights please complete our Christmas light recycling form and we will email you your coupon as soon as we confirm shipment.

How should I package the lights?

Please DO NOT:

1. Include any packing material or anything other than the lights themselves

2. Send the lights in outer packaging such as retail boxes

3. Include any apparatus used to wind up or store the lights

4. Use any size box that is larger than what is needed to accommodate the lights.

5. Put your light sets in plastic bags or any other interior packaging.

Please DO:

1. Use cardboard boxes or other packaging that can easily be recycled.

2. Coordinate with your friends, neighbors, co-works, social groups, church groups, or other organizations when possible to collect lights and send in one bulk shipment (this reduces shipping costs for everyone and reduces environmental impact of shipping.)

3. Compact your light sets into the smallest space possible.

What do we do with the lights you ask?

When we receive your lights for recycling we will remove them from the package and recycle the box. The lights will be processed and any material that cannot be recycled (i.e. loose bulbs)is discarded. Once we have collected a substantial number of sets we take them to a 3rd party recycling facility located in Jackson, MI. The recycling company puts the lights through a commercial shredder, which chops the lights up into little pieces. The pieces are then further processed and sorted into the various components that make up the lights (pvc, glass, copper.) The materials are separated and transported to a region center for further processing. In some cases, the pvc cannot be recycled.

Why should I participate in the program?

Its better than throwing them in the trash and if you participate we will email you a coupon for 25% off anything on our site.

Thank you for participating in HolidayLEDs.com Christmas light recycling program. We'd also like to give a special thanks to our friends at Christmas-Songs.net who have been avid supporters of our program and have a great site about Christmas songs.