Recycle Yard Signs
- Published on Monday August 21st, 2023
When election season is over, what happens to all of those plastic yard signs? In St. Louis, municipalities have the option of collecting yard signs for recycling. In 2020, collection efforts in the bi-state St. Louis region diverted a total of 2,680 pounds of yard signs (approximately 3,350 signs) and 1,200 metal stakes from landfills.
Please do not place yard signs in your single stream recycling bin! The wire frames can impede or jam sorting equipment at the materials recycling facility (MRF), and the panels may not be made of a recyclable material that is accepted at the MRF.
After the election, you can collect the political yard signs from your street or neighborhood and bring them to one of the dropoff locations below. (Please note: ONLY Corrugated Plastic signs will be accepted; NO plastic wrap/film, cardboard, or laminated cardboard signs. Also, volunteers cannot take signs off of private property without permission.)
