Do you have a graveyard of tangled, half-dead Christmas lights in your attic or garage? Potter Park Zoo has a smart way to deal with them that doesn’t involve tossing them in the trash, and it’s super easy.
Where to drop off old lights
The zoo just kicked off a holiday light recycling program in Lansing, and it’s a “bring us your busted strands” drop-off location. They’ll take old, broken, unwanted, or non-working holiday lights, and the drop-off is free. The bins are set up outside the Discovery Center’s main doors, so you’re not wandering around trying to figure out where to leave them.
Dates and hours to know before you go
You can drop lights off through January (the zoo says the program runs through January 2026) during winter hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And if you’re already headed out there for the Wonderland of Lights, you can recycle them then, too. Wonderland of Lights runs Thursday through Sunday, 5 to 8 p.m., through December…..