Tis the season for... political signs! Here are some great GREEN tips to keep in mind with political signs! ~Amy Donahue
signage consultant
Recycle Your Signs:
Consumers have several ways of ridding themselves of their now-unwanted plastic signs: (1) disposal that results in it being placed in a landfill, (2) recycling, and (3) incorrect disposal, otherwise known as littering.
Yard signs are made of corrugated polypropylene plastic commonly known by their brand names Coroplast and Corex. Large signs, such as 4x8 political signs, are highly valued for reuse.
Looking for a place that will take a lot of your signs? Contact your municipal garbage dump first to see if they accept plastic yard signs. Move on up to for-profit companies if they don’t. PlastiCycle for instance is a for-profit company that picks ups all types of plastic recyclables within 24 hours. Call Toll-free 877-997-6882. They will even pay you for your plastic.
The U.S. and Canada Recycled Plastic Markets Database on the PlasticsResource.com http://www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource/index.asp.
Last but not least--be nice! Collect your signs when you are finished with them and take the time to dispose of them in an environmentally friendly way. Doing otherwise only gives sign folks a bad reputation! website is an easy-to-use resource for locating disposal facilities for all types of plastic.
Consumers have several ways of ridding themselves of their now-unwanted plastic signs: (1) disposal that results in it being placed in a landfill, (2) recycling, and (3) incorrect disposal, otherwise known as littering.
Yard signs are made of corrugated polypropylene plastic commonly known by their brand names Coroplast and Corex. Large signs, such as 4x8 political signs, are highly valued for reuse.
Looking for a place that will take a lot of your signs? Contact your municipal garbage dump first to see if they accept plastic yard signs. Move on up to for-profit companies if they don’t. PlastiCycle for instance is a for-profit company that picks ups all types of plastic recyclables within 24 hours. Call Toll-free 877-997-6882. They will even pay you for your plastic.
The U.S. and Canada Recycled Plastic Markets Database on the PlasticsResource.com http://www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource/index.asp.
Last but not least--be nice! Collect your signs when you are finished with them and take the time to dispose of them in an environmentally friendly way. Doing otherwise only gives sign folks a bad reputation! website is an easy-to-use resource for locating disposal facilities for all types of plastic.
Technical Bulletin written by Coroplast - CSS-014-93
Reducing environmental waste means looking for ways to reduce material used in our products, reusing products whenever possible, and recycling when the product's useful life is over.
Coroplast products contribute to the reduction of environmental waste on all three aspects.
* Reduce
Coroplast twin-wall fluted structure produces strength and rigidity at a lower weight, thereby reducing the amount of material required.
* Reuse
The durability of Coroplast in outdoor use and in packaging applications means it can be used longer and reused over and over enabling a longer useful life.
* Recycle
Coroplast uses polypropylene copolymers which makes for easy recycling at the end of their useful life. Polypropylene, being a polyolefin, recycles in processing streams such as plastic milk cartons and detergent bottles. Contact you local plastics recycling center for local information on polypropylene recycling.
Coroplast continues to create new products and uses based on the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic. Look to Coroplast as one of the solutions.
For additional Technical information contact Coroplast.
Coroplast products contribute to the reduction of environmental waste on all three aspects.
* Reduce
Coroplast twin-wall fluted structure produces strength and rigidity at a lower weight, thereby reducing the amount of material required.
* Reuse
The durability of Coroplast in outdoor use and in packaging applications means it can be used longer and reused over and over enabling a longer useful life.
* Recycle
Coroplast uses polypropylene copolymers which makes for easy recycling at the end of their useful life. Polypropylene, being a polyolefin, recycles in processing streams such as plastic milk cartons and detergent bottles. Contact you local plastics recycling center for local information on polypropylene recycling.
Coroplast continues to create new products and uses based on the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic. Look to Coroplast as one of the solutions.
For additional Technical information contact Coroplast.
Corrugated plastic is recyclable and therefore considered environmentally friendly.
Coroplast also known as, Corriflute or Twinplast, refers to a wide range of extruded twin-wall plastic sheet products. It is a light weight tough material which can easily be cut with a craft knife. Coroplast signs are commonly used for political campaigns as well as any kind of company advertisement.
