Recycle cardboard and keep strings of holiday lights from getting tangled when you store them. Just use strips of cardboard and cut out a slot on each end to make a “spool” to keep lights from slipping off.

Wrap each light string around a cardboard spool, label it and store it in a plastic bin for next year.

Another way to store Christmas lights is to wind them around a hose reel.

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