Don't Trash Campaign Signs, Recycle Them in Montco

Montgomery County submitted the following news release: 

As Election Day approaches, campaign signs are springing up all over Montgomery County. The signs encourage voting on Nov. 5, but what happens to them on Nov. 6? Instead of disposing of campaign signs in the trash, they can be recycled and the metal and plastic reused to make other products. 

Montgomery County Recycling will again partner with ReCommunity Recycling and Cougle’s Recycling, the Montgomery County Democratic and Republican Committees, and participating municipalities to collect and recycle all campaign signs, stakes, and posts this election season!

This collection program does not seek to take the campaign sign clean up responsibilities away from the campaigns. Instead, the program hopes to connect candidates and home owners with drop off points so that signs can be recycled instead of thrown in the trash.

Between November 6 and 20, 2013, candidates and homeowners will be able to drop off campaign signs at the following locations during normal working hours:

Abington Township Highway Yard

2201 Florey Ln.

Abington, PA 19038

Borough of Collegeville

491 E. Main St.

Collegeville, PA 19426

Douglass Township Recycling Center

108 Municipal Dr.

Gilbertsville, PA 19525

Lower Merion Transfer Station

1300 N. Woodbine Ave.

Penn Valley, PA 19072

Lower Salford Township

379 Main St.

Harleysville, PA 19438

Montgomery County Democratic Committee Headquarters

21 E. Airy St.

Norristown, PA 19401

Montgomery County Republican Committee Headquarters

314 E. Johnson Highway STE 200

Norristown, PA 19401

Montgomery Township Administration Building

1001 Stump Rd.

Montgomeryville, PA 18936

Pennsburg Borough Garage

76 W. 6th St.

Pennsburg, PA 18073

Upper Dublin Township Building

801 Loch Alsh Ave.

Fort Washington, PA 19034

Whitemarsh Township Administration Building

616 W. Germantown Pike

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

For more information on this and other programs, please visit www.montgomerycountyrecycles.org or contact Veronica Harris, Montgomery County Recycling Manager, at 610-278-3618 or vharris@wsaemc.org.