Holiday Lights Recycling

Holiday Lights Recycling


SWALCO wants to help Lake County Go Green by offering no cost opportunities to recycling your old and unwanted strings of lights!

Grayslake: Village Public Works Facility

  • 585 Berry Avenue, Grayslake, IL
  • Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Saturday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Highland Park: City Recycling Center

  • 1180 Half Day Road, Highland Park, IL
  • Every Tuesday, 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM
  • First Saturday of the month, 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM

LRS

  • 1350 N. Old Rand Rd., Wauconda, IL
  • Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM 

Village of Mundelein

  • The following locations will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM, now through January 31, 2026
    • Village Hall, 300 Plaza Circle
    • Public Works and Engineering Facility, 801 Allanson Road
    • Mundelein Fire Station #1, 1000 North Midlothian Road
    • Mundelein Police Department, 221 North Lake Street (lower level)

Lake Zurich Village Hall

  • 70 E Main St, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
  • Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Accepting string lights until mid-February


ACCEPTED: Wire string holiday lights and extension cords.

NOT ACCEPTED: Live Trees, Artificial Trees, Live Greens, Wreaths, Garland, Ornaments, Figurines, Inflatables.