District offers holiday light recycling program

DKMM Solid Waste District is offering a program this holiday season to keep string lights out of landfills.

While placing string lights in household recycling bins will have the same result as placing them in trash bins, DKMM is providing a recycling opportunity throughout the district. In Knox County, string lights can be recycled at the Knox County Service Center, Mount Vernon City Hall, the Mount Vernon library or the Knox County Health Department. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win an Audubon bird feeder made from 90% recycled plastic. 

The recycling opportunity is available through Jan. 15. The Association of Ohio Recyclers partially funds the program.

For more information about the DKMM Solid Waste District or to find program locations outside of Knox County, visit dkmm.org.