Holiday lights
What items can we take?
Big and small bulbs. Working and burnt out. Long strands and short strands. Colored lights and clear ones.
Big bulbs
Icicle string lights
Holiday string lights
Colored string lights
LED fairy lights
Please remove any batteries (you can place them into your battery bag!)
What isn’t in this category?
We can't take structural decorations or anything that isn't holiday lights. This category is for holiday lights, please place regular light bulbs in your light bulb bag!
Reindeer/lighted sculptures
Train sets
Inflatable decorations
Candles
Household light bulbs
Please put these in your light bulbs bag!
Holiday lights.
Have you unpacked holiday lights only to find that lights are out or the whole string has just stopped working? So much for holiday cheer!
Luckily those broken strings still have value. The metals can be recycled for new electronic parts. The glass can be reused as well!
Have a wonderful and sustainable holiday season!
Why use Ridwell?
When you give your holiday lights to Ridwell, we make sure they get recycled responsibly!
Partnering with Free Geek
Free Geek launched on Earth Day 2000 as part of a community-wide public event at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. In September of that year they opened the doors to their facility on Southeast 10th Avenue as a recycling/reuse drop off for electronic waste. Since then, Free Geek has become an industry leader in the fields of electronic waste recycling and digital inclusion programming.
Over the past 20 years they have grown into a 25,000-square-foot community education hub, adding classes, internships, outreach and job skills training to their ongoing commitment to sustainability.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
