What to do with your political yard signs in Franklin County after Election Day

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After months of election anticipation, central Ohio residents will soon transition from yard signs to holiday lights, and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio is ready to help.

After Tuesday’s election, SWACO is offering residents several free ways to recycle political yard signs as a way to keep roadside litter and landfill pollution at a minimum.

According to SWACO, Franklin County residents are encouraged to recycle their paper and plastic yard signs and the accompanying metal stands by one of the following methods:

• Mobile Collection Event: On Saturday, from 8 a.m. until noon, the Bill McDonald Athletic Complex on Olentangy River Road will have an election sign collection event.
• SWACO Recycling Convenience Center Drop-Off: Yard signs and metal stands can get dropped off at 2566 Jackson Pike in Columbus from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays the rest of the month.
• Board of Elections Drop-Off: Yard signs can be dropped off today through Dec. 1 at the east end of the parking lot of the Franklin County Board of Elections building on Morse Road.
• Residential Recycling Programs: Paper yard signs can be placed in curbside recycling containers, and stretchy plastic signs can be recycled at retail locations which accept film plastics. SWACO asks that residents do not put coroplast signs or metal stands in curbside or drop-off containers.

All the yard sign drop-off and collection options are free and open to the public. For more information about SWACO’s election yard sign recycling program, visit www.swaco.org.