Holiday light recycling

Five Rivers MetroParks and Cohen Recycling are making the holidays greener by setting up holiday light recycling stations in six MetroParks locations in

Montgomery County.

Drop off unwanted lights at any of the following MetroParks locations through Sunday, Feb. 2.

Following locations are accessible during park hours (typically, daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.):

■ Carriage Hill MetroPark, 7800 E. Shull Rd., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at the entrance to the Visitor Center.

■ Sugarcreek MetroPark, 4178 Conference Rd., Bellbrook: Recycling bin is located at main parking lot entrance under the kiosk.

■ Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at the front of the main building.

■ Possum Creek MetroPark, 4790 Frytown Rd., Dayton: Recycling bin located at education building at Possum Creek Farm.

■ Adventure Central at Wesleyan MetroPark, 2222 N. James H McGee Blvd., Dayton: Recycling bin is located inside the entrance and is accessible during facility hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

■ 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at northwest entrance and is accessible anytime.

Extra waste generated during the holidays — including decorations, food and paper waste — amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, according to the Use Less Stuff Report and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

“The holidays are a busy time and recycling might not be top-ofmind, so we wanted to make it easy for people to make more sustainable choices,” said Tim Pritchard, Five Rivers MetroParks’ sustainability coordinator. “Cohen is helping us keep waste out of the landfill and providing the MetroParks Foundation with a generous donation, which helps MetroParks protect the region’s natural heritage.”

Information about the holiday light recycling program is online at metroparks.org/lights. CONTRIBUTED