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Oakland Group Accepting Holiday Lights For Recycling

SOUTHFIELD -- Beginning this December, the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County will collect burned out holiday lights for recycling at the RRRASOC recycling drop-off center at 20000 W. Eight Mile Road in Southfield.

The lights will then be collected and processed by Vintage Tech LLC.

Accepted items include mini-lights, C7 lights, C9 lights, rope lights, LED lights and extension cords.

Please remove any tinsel, garland, or other decorations before dropping off the lights for recycling.

Please note that household light bulbs, fluorescent bulbs, floodlights, and CFLs are not accepted through this program.

In addition to the holiday lights, other used electronics are also accepted at the drop-off in Southfield.

Items such as computers, computer peripherals, televisions, DVD players, game consoles and more are also accepted.

All items are collected by Vintage Tech LLC and recycled.

For more information, visit www.rrrasoc.org or call (248) 208-2270.

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