RECYCLING THE ELECTION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Remember all those general election signs that dotted streets, lawns and utility poles across Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and elsewhere during October and November? Most are gone now, and according to Montgomery County Recycling Coordinator Chris Kaasmann (above), thousands were recycled rather than discarded. Kassmann reported Monday (Dec. 19, 2011) that the county’s campaign to recycle no-longer-needed election materials collected 1.09 tons of mixed paper campaign signs, 2.97 tons of scrap metal sign holders(below), and a pile of plastic bag-like signs that grew to 5 feet wide, 5 feet deep, and 10 feet high (bottom).
Photos from Montgomery County Recycling
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[...] Township’s Election Signs Part Of A ‘Disappearing Act’ The November general election is long since over, its winners waiting to be sworn into office in little more than a week. But what the election left behind in Lower Pottsgrove and elsewhere – tons of unwanted promotional signs – will soon be put to new use. [...]