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(AP) - If Santa left a houseful of gadgets for Christmas and didn't carry away the old stuff, Lexington officials are offering a way to recycle.

The city says its E-Cycle program will accept structurally intact electronics and holiday lights at its center on Versailles Road, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays; noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays; and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Recycling the items keeps lead and other hazardous contaminants from landfills, where they could harm the environment.

The E-Cycle center can't take broken items, such as TVs with broken screens. Such items should be taken to Bluegrass Waste Alliance transfer station on Frankfort Pike.

For more information, visit http://LexingtonKy.gov/ecycle .

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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