Go Green tips for December 1st

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Wednesday, December 1st:

• Not that I’m preaching anything you haven’t heard before, however, our children may need to be reminded through your actions that the holidays are not about the biggest tree, the most gifts or the heaviest stocking. Time spent together is by far the best memory of the season!
• The holidays often involve a heck of a lot of travel! Over the river and through Rutland, Bristol and Hancock! What? That’s not how that song goes? Think now on how you can conserve your gas and combine your trips!

Holy red and green cow, Batman, It’s December, already! Happy Hanakkah to my friends of the Hebrew faith who will start their celebration this evening. Now, we’re still on the subject of holiday lights and I was asked a very good question through email this morning. John in East Middlebury wants to know if he can recycle his Christmas lights that no longer work. I went to the source, John, and posed your question to Don Magliente at Addison County Solid Waste Management District (addisoncountyrecyles.org). Don told me that if the strings are of the smallest twinkle lights, you know, the very little ones, those can be placed into the scrap metal trailer at the transfer station at no charge. However, If the bulbs are the larger type (or anything larger than the smallest bulbs), then the bulbs would need to be removed, first and thrown out before scrapping the wire. The light strings should never be put into a recycle bin or placed entirely in the trash. Parts are recyclable and should be taken to the transfer station. Thanks, Don and thanks, John for your email. Do you have a question about holiday recycling? Email me, sarah@921wvtk.com! Solving your recycling mysteries on the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!