Recycle Your Holiday Lights

Don't put holiday string lights in your recycling bin! Find out how you can recycle your lights, Christmas tree and some types of gift wrapping.

December 24, 2024 | 2 min reading time

The City has three locations where you can take your bare Christmas tree to be recycled. You can recycle your broken or dead holiday lights at one of the following locations around town:

  • Lowe's
    Various locations, please check locally
  • Spectrum E-cycle
    1521 Page Industrial Blvd., 63132 I 314-428-0777
    Mon - Fri: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Earthbound Recycling (get paid 38 cents/lb)*
    25 Truitt Dr., 63025 I 636-938-1188
    Mon - Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Scrap Mart (get paid 25 cents/lb)*
    165 N Outer Rd., 63088 I 636-256-7400
    Mon - Fri: 7:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Sat 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Wellston Scrap & Metal (get paid 10 cents/lb)*
    6540 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., 63133 I 314-389-2526
    Mon - Sat: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sun: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  • Wonderland at Tilles Park**
    Dropoff near park entrance
    11/23 -01/26
  • Cortex Innovation District** (3 locations)
    4220 & 4240 Duncan Ave. 63110 & 20 S Sarah St. 63108
    11/25-1/6

* Rates vary daily
** Accepts lights for a limited time only

St. Louis Public Radio has a guide to what holiday gift wrappings can be recycled.

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