If you discover unusable strings of lights as you unpack ornaments for the holiday season, consider taking them to any of the three county drop-off facilities.

According to a news release from the county, the lights should be placed in a designated electronic container located at each facility. The lights will be reused, repaired or recycled.

County residents can take their lights to the following facilities:

Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility

6259 Days Cove Road

White Marsh, MD 21162

Monday - Saturday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Baltimore County Resource Recovery Facility

201 Warren Road

Cockeysville, MD 21030

Monday - Saturday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Western Acceptance Facility

3310 Transway Road

Halethorpe, MD 21227

Monday - Saturday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.