Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose that political sign in your yard.
Don’t throw your campaign lawn signs in the trash when the election is over. Most political lawn signs are recyclable.
You’ve seen them sprouting like weeds across lawns, or maybe you’ve sported one or two in your yard: those political signs that don’t do much for curb appeal, but are a benefit to our political process. After the election, don’t throw away those eyesores. They are made of corrugated polypropylene plastic and metal, which are recyclable. Separate the metal stakes from the plastic signs, and either add them to your recycle bin or drop them off at your town’s recycling center.
And it’s an opportunity to be a good neighbor. If you see some old signs still dotting the landscape, offer to recycle them, too.
http://brookhaven.patch.com/articles/recycling-is-now-free-in-dekalb-county-a76ac540
HamBurger
8:56 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Mr. Joe, very interesting! Looks like someone was recycling before the election! I guess that tends to happen when you force your campaign sings on folks.
I wonder . . . How many folks do you will think “recycle” in the voting booth!
Please pass the yellow mustard!
Eddie E.
11:12 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Now if there were a effective, direct re-use for the standard sized mailer placards.
There were probably enough of them sent to bond together and build a city hall!
Phil
9:52 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
You might want to wait to see if your candidate for Council member is in a runoff before throwing out the signs.
Eric Hovdesven
4:09 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Are you sure DeKalb wants the wire holders and plastic signs in the Blue Bags?
Clearly they don't go in the plastic bins since that is for paper/magazines/newspapers/cardboard etc. etc.
And though plastic, metal and glass go in the blue bags, I believe some types of plastic are not accepted by DeKalb and I thought coat hangers were not either and the sign holders seem to fall into the hanger category.