Economy

Don't Throw Out Your Old Holiday Lights

It’s time to recycle or trade them in, instead.
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Maybe your neighborhood is already dripping with holiday twinkle lights—or maybe you’ve at least started to hear neighbors cursing when they unpack boxes to find puzzling, tangled strands that are impossible to unwind.

Americans go a little crazy when it comes to decking the halls—and porches, and roofs, and basically every other surface—with sparkling bulbs. Some more so than others: