ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Election Day has come and gone, which means our local landfills could soon become home to thousands upon thousands of campaign signs.
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In Orange County, officials are encouraging residents to recycle their campaign signs instead of throwing them into the trash.
“We have found a way for the signs to have a second life,” Aimee Krivan said.
Krivan is coordinator for the Pollution Prevention Program for the county’s Environmental Protection Division.
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In partnership with the City of Winter Park, the City of Orlando, and the League of Women Voters, Orange County has set up several locations to collect single-use campaign signs.
The goal is to transform them into a cleaner energy source, officials said.
In a news release, the county noted, “The signs are sent to NuCycle and converted into Enviro-Fuelcubes®, which the cement and electrical power industries use to replace coal. In 2022, the program’s first year, it diverted 11,140 pounds in campaign signs from the landfill.”
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Residents who want to drop off signs are reminded that wood and metal frames must be first be removed.
From Nov. 6 to Nov. 11, yard signs can be dropped off at these locations:
- Broadway United Methodist Church - 406 East Amelia Street, Orlando, Florida 32803
- First Unitarian Church - 1901 East Robinson Street, Orlando, Florida 32803
- Solid Waste Management - 1028 Woods Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32805
- Porter Transfer Station - 1326 Good Homes Road, Orlando, Florida 32818
- Northwest Community Center & Pool - 3955 W D Judge Drive, Orlando, Florida 32808
- Cady Way Pool - 2529 Cady Way, Winter Park, Florida 32792
- Mead Botanical Garden - 1310 South Denning Drive, Winter Park, Florida 32789
- Winter Park Fire Department - Station 64 - 1439 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park, Florida 32789
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