MontCo officials have plan for those pesky campaign signs
Montgomery County officials have partnered with recyclers to make sure campaign signs don't hang around - and are recycled.
The election hasn't happened yet, and Montgomery County officials already have announced a plan to rid the streets of campaign signs.
The county recycling office has partnered with ReCommunity Recycling, Sullivan's Scrap Metals and the Montgomery County Democratic and Republican Committees to collect and recycle all campaign signs and posts, according to a news release.
The small, corrugated and bag type plastic lawn signs are recyclable, but should not be tossed into a standard curbside recycling bin. Similarly, metal stakes should not be recycled curbside, but can be recovered at a scrap metal facility. The new initiative is aimed at making the recycling of these signs easier, according to the release.
"The collection program does not take the responsibility for campaign sign cleanup away from candidates, but it does hope to connect candidates and homeowners with drop off points so that signs can be recycled instead of thrown in the trash," said Chris Kaasmann, county recycling coordinator.
From Nov.9-23, candidates and homeowners can drop off campaign signs during normal working hours at many municipal buildings as well as the county's Democratic and Republican Committee Headquarters. In Lower Merion, the signs can be dropped off at the township's Transfer Station, 1300 N. Woodbine Avenue in Penn Valley.
Following the collection, all signs and stakes will be delivered to ReCommunity Recycling in Philadelphia and Sullivan's Scrap Metals in Lower Moreland Township for recycling. For more information on this and other programs visit www.montgomerycountyrecycles.org or contact Chris Kaasmann, Montgomery County Recycling Coordinator at 610-278-3618.