Naperville Park District to host holiday lights recycling effort at its facilities

Have your holiday lights seen better days? If so, don't pitch them. Bring them to one of five Naperville Park District facilities for recycling instead through February 1, 2011.

The District is taking advantage of a program through Elgin Recycling that takes old, nonworking lights and recycles them. The following types of lights will be accepted: Mini-lights, C-7 lights, C-9 lights, Rope lights, LED lights and extension cords. All colors and lengths will be accepted.

The Park District will receive a rebate of $.15 for each pound of lights recycled. The District plans to allocate the funds received through this initiative to help support an environmental project that has yet to be identified by the employee-led Green Team.

The following Park District locations will be accepting lights for recycling:

• South Maintenance Facility, 3415 Book Road (Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)

• Central Shop (behind the Barn), 421 W. Martin Avenue (Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)

• Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 W. Jackson Avenue – Upper Level (Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.)

• Springbrook Golf Course, 2220 W. 83rd Street (Hours: Mon.-Sun., 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.). Please note that Springbrook Golf Course will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2.

• Naperbrook Golf Course, 22204 W. 111th Street/Hassert Boulevard (Hours: Tues.-Sat., 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.). Please note that Naperbrook Golf Course will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2.

“We are happy to offer this environmentally-friendly option to the community this holiday season,” explained Sameera Luthman, director of marketing. “It's a great initiative that's very much in line with our 'green' accomplishments made over the past couple of years. We hope that many people will take advantage of this program and recycle their old holiday lights.”

For more information on Park District programs and events, please visit www.napervilleparks.org.