10/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2024 12:05
Signs will be converted into a cleaner energy source
Orange County, FL -When Election Day is over, Orange County residents will have the opportunity to recycle their campaign signs rather than throw them in the trash.
In partnership with the City of Winter Park, the City of Orlando, and the League of Women Voters, Orange County will collect campaign signs to transform them into a cleaner energy source.
"The intent is to avoid sending these single-use signs to the landfill," said Aimee Krivan, Pollution Prevention Program Coordinator with the County's Environmental Protection Division. "We have found a way for the signs to have a second life."
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.
Wood and metal frames must be removed from signs before donating. Donations can be made from November 6 through November 11 at the following locations:
For more information about Orange County Government's sustainability and resilience efforts, visit ocfl.net/sustainability.