Steve Hayden Commissioner | City of Covington
Steve Hayden Commissioner | City of Covington
Last year, the City of Covington collected 625 pounds of non-working holiday lights. This initiative, in partnership with Cohen Recycling and the Keep Covington Beautiful program run by The Center for Great Neighborhoods, aims to prevent environmental contamination from discarded lights.
"Little by little, people are beginning to take advantage of this easy way they can protect the environment, and our goal as always is to top the year before," said Sheila Fields, the City's Solid Waste & Recycling manager. She emphasized that holiday light strings contain materials like plastic, glass, copper, and lead which can harm land and water supplies if not properly disposed of.
The recycling program will start on December 1st and continue until February 1st, 2025. There are four drop-off locations in Covington: City Hall at 20 West Pike St., Covington Fire Department’s Station No. 5 at 1255 Hands Pike in South Covington, The Center for Great Neighborhoods at 321 M.L. King Jr. Blvd./W. 12th St., and Covington Public Works at 1730 Russell St.
Kenton County is also hosting eight drop-off spots including one at the Kenton County Administration Building at 1840 Simon Kenton Way in Covington. Campbell County is participating as well.
The event accepts all kinds of string lights including traditional and LED-style bulbs. Other electric holiday decorations such as projectors or motors on inflatable characters may be recycled at a Cohen Recycling Center after calling ahead for more information.
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