KANSAS CITY, Mo. — FOX 4 and Southeast Enterprises are joining forces with Westlake Hardware to collect and recycle holiday lights.
The Holiday Light Recycling Drive, now entering its fourth year, grew from humble beginnings. In 2011, Southeast launched its first drive with the intent of providing work opportunities for its employees with developmental disabilities and diverting solid waste from local landfills. With limited time and resources, Southeast partnered with 11 Sutherland’s locations to collect approximately 500 pounds of lights.
From 2012 through 2014, Southeast aggressively pursued partnerships with a variety of schools, businesses, and organizations throughout the Great Kansas City Area. The response from the community was overwhelming and Southeast ultimately has collected over 124,000 lbs. pounds of light from over 165 different locations, the past three years.
How will these collected old holiday lights help Southeast Enterprises?
- Lights collected will provide employment opportunity for our employees. The light bulbs are clipped from the wire and separated. The wire then goes to City Scrap Metal to be recycled. The rebate we receive from the wire pays our employee wages. We use this work when other contract work is not available.
This year, Southeast is excited to build on its success and collect over 40,000 pounds of lights with the help from many sponsors and partners. If you’re thinkin’ green, sponsor the Holiday Lights Recycling Drive or drop off your lights at any of participating locations. The drive runs from November 14, 2015 through January 16th, 2016.
See the list below to find the Westlake drop-off site most convenient for you. Click here for additional drop-off locations.
7523 State Ave
Kansas City, KS 66112
15225 W 87th Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66219
120 N Clairborne
Olathe, KS 66062
12202 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210
9301 Santa Fe Drive
Overland Park, KS 66212
4049 Somerset
Prairie Village, KS 66208
12230 W 63rd St
Shawnee, KS 66216
1205 NW 7 Hwy @ I-70
Blue Springs, MO 64015
918 SW 7 Hwy
Blue Springs, MO 64015
157A Crown Hill Rd
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
5945 N.E. Antioch Rd
Gladstone, MO 64119
415 E. 24 Hwy
Independence, MO 64050
1000 Westport Rd
Kansas City, MO 64111
1020 W. 103rd St
Kansas City, MO 64114
5009 NE Vivion Rd
Kansas City, MO 64119
6201 Independence Ave
Kansas City, MO 64125
103 S 291 Hwy
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
444 SW Ward Rd
Lee’s Summit, MO 64081
10130 E 350 Hwy
Raytown, MO 64138