North Platte Public Schools High Ability Learner Program (HAL) and Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful (KNPLCB) are partnering over the holiday season to recycle holiday lights. The recycling program will begin on December 1st and run through January 15th. Drop off locations include each NPPS Elementary School, North Platte Police Station, and RSVP Office. The HAL students provide community service projects, in addition to their educational programing, in an effort to reach their highest potential.
Once collected, the lights will be transported to a recycling facility in Omaha. All strands of lights can be recycled. Most Christmas lights contain plastic, glass and copper. At the facility, recycled lights will be crushed up — making it possible for the individual materials to be reused.
There are valid environmental concerns to consider when it comes to disposing of holiday lights. Beyond likely ending up in a landfill, throwing away light strings that contain compact fluorescent lightbulbs, or CFLs, can release mercury into the environment if the bulbs break.
We encourage you to forgo the trash can and drop your lights off at any of these locations in North Platte:
*North Platte Police Station #1
715 North Jeffers St
*RSVP Office
901 East 10th St
*McDonald Elementary School
601 McDonald Rd
*Cody Elementary School
2000 West 2nd St
*Jefferson Elementary School
700 E 3rd St
*Lincoln Elementary School
200 W 9th St
*Eisenhower Elementary School
3900 W A St
*Washington School
600 W 3rd St
*Lake Maloney Elem School Dist1
848 E Correction Line Rd
