I just discovered this myself last year. Those pesky strings of lights that are not on the tree this year because they don’t light anymore can be recycled.
I took mine to the Ransey county household hazardous waste site Bay: West
5 Empire Dr, Saint Paul.
You can also bring them to the library which I found problematic last year as many of them were closed or partially closed due to the pandemic.
Between December 1, 2021 – January 20, 2022 string lights and miscellaneous electrical cords can be dropped off to be recycled at any of the following locations:
| LOCATION | ADDRESS |
| SP Regional Water Services | 1900 Rice St. |
| Arlington Hills Library | 1200 Payne Ave. |
| George Latimer Central Library | 90 W. 4th St. |
| Dayton’s Bluff Library | 645 E 7th St |
| Hamline Midway Library | 1558 W Minnehaha Ave. |
| Hayden Heights Library | 1456 White Bear Ave. |
| Highland Park Library | 1974 Ford Pkwy. |
| Merriam Park Library | 1831 Marshall Ave. |
| Rice Street Library | 1011 Rice St. |
| Riverview Library | 1 East George St. |
| Rondo Library | 461 North Dale St. |
| Saint Anthony Park Library | 2245 Como Ave. |
| Sun Ray Library | 2105 Wilson Ave. |
| West 7th Library | 265 Oneida St. |
Accepted items: Holiday lights, electrical cords, telephone cords
NOT Accepted: Cord adaptors, battery packs, plastic rope lights, CFL lights
Also if you have a lot of cardboard from all those boxes that held the expensive stuff you got for Christmas you can drop them off at the Western District Police station. They do need to be flattened:
- St Paul Police Precinct, Western District
- 389 Hamline Ave N
- Open Nov 30, 2021 – Jan 3, 2022
- 24/7 Access
- Visitor Parking Lot (well-lit)
- ONLY Cardboard is Accepted
- All Cardboard must be Flattened
Or
- Recycling Drop-off Center
- 309 Como Ave
- Open Year-round
- Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Sat 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- All Household Recyclables are Accepted
- All Cardboard must be Flattened
Add recycling to your list of things to get done before year end.
