Carmel Clay Schools Green Teams, City of Carmel Utilities, Tech Recyclers and White’s Ace Hardware are working together to make it a green holiday season by offering a Holiday Light Recycling Drive.
Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 10, and running through Jan. 20, 2022, residents can recycle used and unwanted holiday lights at White’s Ace Hardware at 731 S. Range Line Road. The Carmel Clay Schools Green Teams will offer recycling at the individual schools from Dec. 10 through Jan. 6.
Since the start of the collaborative program, more than six tons of holiday lights have been recycled. Recycling inoperable or inefficient holiday lights keeps those items out of landfills, which reduces the long-term carbon impact on the environment.
Along with recycling, using EnergyStar-rated LED lights, or light-emitting diodes, reduces energy usage by 75 percent compared to conventional lights. Not only will you save in energy costs and lower your carbon footprint, LED lights also have the following advantages:
- Safer: LEDs are much cooler than incandescent lights, reducing the risk of combustion or burnt fingers.
- Sturdier: LEDs are made with epoxy lenses and are much more resistant to breakage.
- Longer-lasting: The LED lights last 25 times longer than conventional lights.
For more information about the Holiday Light Recycling Drive, please contact Kelli Prader at the City of Carmel Utilities department at (317) 571-2673.