News Nuggets: Holiday light recycling, ugly sweater run
RECYCLE HOLIDAY LIGHTS FOR FREE
Don’t toss those tangled strings of old holiday lights. Recycle them for free. Drop off unwanted light strings and wires for incandescent, LED and “icicle” lights at two locations in the metro area, through Jan. 2.
Strings with the bulbs still attached are acceptable. However, bubble (liquid-filled) or neon lights are not.
Cherry Creek
9 a.m. to noon. and 1 to 4:30 p.m.Tuesday through Friday
8 a.m. to noon and 1 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays
Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and city holidays.
7400 Cherry Creek Drive.
Blue Star Recyclers
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturdays
Closed on Sundays
953 Decatur St. (Suite C)
Blue Star will be closed Dec. 24 to Jan 1; the drop site will reopen Jan 2.
Remove any light strings from the packaging material, plastic bags, or cardboard boxes before drop-off.
UGLY SWEATER 5K
Get into the holiday spirit with the Ugly Sweater 5K – the more hideous the bows and candy canes, the better. The ugliness begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 21, in Washington Park, 1000 S. Franklin St.
The race will be staged from Mount Vernon Garden. Lot parking is available at South High School, while streetside parking is available around the park.
For more information or to register for the run, visit www.sweater5k.com.
BURNHAM YARD SMALL AREA PLAN
Residents unable to attend the first Burnham Yard Small Area Plan can still add their voices to the vision for this redevelopment project. The first online survey will remain open until Dec. 19.
To take the survey, visit: www.surveymonkey.com/r/289NNT7
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sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
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marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
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