Hereâs how to get rid of your broken Christmas lights Donât throw away those broken, unused Christmas lights By FOX19 Digital Staff | January 6, 2021 at 4:18 AM EST - Updated January 6 at 4:21 AM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - You can recycle your broken Christmas lights thanks to two groups taking them for free. Great Parks of Hamilton County and Cohen Recycling are teaming up again. For the seventh year, bins are set up at six parks in Hamilton County to collect broken or unused holiday lights. This program has kept 26,000 pounds of lights out of the landfill since it started, county park officials say.