2016 Campaign Signs Can Be Recycled In Norristown, County Says

With election season coming to a close Tuesday, many voters might be dumping the boards bearing the names of their champions into the trash. But in Montgomery County, officials are offering residents a way to recycle their signs and let them be turned into other products.

Residents may drop off their campaign signs from November 9 to November 14 at participating locations, listed below, during normal operating hours.

ReCommunity Recycling, Cougle’s Recycling, Inc., the Montgomery County Democratic and Republican Committees, and participating municipalities are partnering with the county to recycle political campaign signs and stakes from this year’s election.

According to the county, the 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 residents with drop off points so that signs can be recycled instead of thrown in the trash.

The following locations will serve as drop off points:

• Abington Township Highway Yard, 2201 Florey Lane, Abington
• Cheltenham Township Public Works Facility8101 Old York Road, Elkins Park
• Borough of Collegeville Municipal Building, 491 E. Main Street, Collegeville
• Douglass Township Recycling Center, 108 Municipal Drive, Gilbertsville
• Lower Merion Transfer Station, 1300 North Woodbine Avenue, Penn Valley
• Lower Salford Township Municipal Building, 379 Main Street, Harleysville
• Montgomery County Democratic Committee Headquarters, 21 East Airy Street, Norristown
• Drop off in parking lot behind building: Montgomery Township Administration Building, 1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville
• Pennsburg Borough Garage, 76 West 6th Street, Pennsburg
• Upper Dublin Township Building, 801 Loch Alsh Avenue, Fort Washington
• Whitemarsh Township Administration Building, 616 West Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill
• Whitpain Township Administration Building, 960 Wentz Road, Blue Bell

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