Recycle Your Political Yard Signs After the Election | SWACO

This time of year, political yard signs of all types sprout up like daisies in yards and public rights of way throughout central Ohio.  These metal, plastic, and paper signs are a vital way for voters to express themselves and to encourage their neighbors to vote, but once the election is over, they become clutter in our garages and litter on the roadside. 

Fortunately, though, there are several convenient, easy, and free ways to recycle those signs so that they can continue to be useful and don’t end up in our community’s landfill.  SWACO is holding its yearly Election Sign Recycling Event on the Saturday after the election, and there are also two other locations this year where you can drop off yard signs for recycling.

• SWACO Recycling Convenience Center Drop-Off: Throughout the month of November, yard signs and their metal stakes can be dropped off at the SWACO Recycling Convenience Center at 2566 Jackson Pike in Columbus between 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
• Board of Elections Drop-Off: Yard signs can be dropped off November 5th through December 1st at the east end of the parking lot near the Franklin County Board of Elections building at 1700 Morse Rd. in Columbus. 
• One Day Mobile Collection Event: On November 9th from 8 a.m. to noon, there will be an election sign collection event held in the parking lot at the Bill McDonald Athletic Complex located at 4990 Olentangy River Rd. in Columbus.

If you are unable to attend the mobile collection event or visit one of the mentioned locations, paper signs can be placed in your home’s curbside recycling container and the stretchy plastic signs can be recycled at retail locations accepting film plastics. Please don’t put coroplast signs or metal stands in curbside or drop off containers.

All of the yard sign drop-off and collection options are free and open to the public.