Recycleing of campaign signs

The signs will be recycled into PureFive^™ resin that can be used in new products or packaging.

PureCycle CEO Dustin Olson said, “This has been a fantastic partnership with Seminole County and the League of Women Voters. Most importantly, this group has now created a blueprint of how we can do this around the country. I look forward to seeing even more signs collected and recycled during the upcoming general election in November and for years to come.”

Seminole County League of Women Voters President Cathy Swerdlow said, “It is great to see collaboration like this. These signs are an important part of the election process, but we needed a way to make sure they don’t end up in landfills or our beautiful lakes and rivers. Now, we have a program for collection and a solution to recycle these signs.”

Signs from November’s general election can be dropped off at the Seminole County Transfer Station at 1950 State Road 419 in Longwood.

Seminole County Solid Waste Division Manager Oliver Bond said, “Seminole County is proud to have successfully collected thousands of campaign signs during the 2022 election. We are excited to partner with PureCycle and the League of Women Voters again. This collaboration is a great example of how residents, community groups, and solid waste service providers can come together to reduce waste in our environment.”

In addition to Seminole County, PureCycle will be recycling campaign signs that are collected following the general election from Florida’s Brevard County and Lawrence-Scioto County in Ohio.

Most political signs are made from No. 5 plastic (polypropylene), a common plastic found in hundreds of household and commercial products. Most polypropylene goes unrecycled due to the difficulty and cost of the process. PureCycle uses a physical recycling process to separate contaminants, odors, and colors from polypropylene plastic waste - like election signs - and transform it into a purified, recycled resin. AT

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