Many green spaces around America’s highways and downtown intersections are fields of campaign signs, many of which are made from polypropylene resin plastic. After the election, most communities give campaigns deadlines for removing these signs from public space. But what happens to all of this plastic? Can it be recycled?
A segment on “Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff” on the Planet Green Channel will show how political paraphernalia (yard signs, buttons, posters, bumper stickers, etc.) can be recycled after election day. The segment will feature the Waste Management Recycle America facility in Elkridge, Maryland. The segment currently is scheduled to first air on November 1st at 6:00 p.m. EDT. Visit the Plant Green website to get more information, including a schedule of additional air dates and times.
The latest issue of Waste News also reports about efforts in Tempe, Arizona, and Austin, Texas, to encourage the recycling of campaign materials.
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