Montco urges campaign sign recycling

You may think the campaign signs littering our roadways are full of recycled political rhetoric, but at least the campaign signs themselves can be recycled in Montgomery County.

Candidates and supporters, instead of tossing those signs in the trash bin, toss them in the recycling bin and put them to work the same way you worked to get elected.

Montgomery County residents may drop off their campaign signs from Nov. 8 to Nov. 13 at participating locations, listed below, during normal operating hours.

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

This 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.

Here are the locations in western Montgomery County.

• Borough of Collegeville Municipal Building, 491 E. Main St., Collegeville;

•Douglass Township Recycling Center ,108 Municipal Drive, Gil ber ts ville;