Orlando Standard

 

City of Orlando Encourages Residents to Recycle Election Signs into Clean Energy Source

WHAT:

In an effort to keep waste out of landfills, the City of Orlando is collaborating with several sustainability partners to provide drop-off locations to recycle election campaign signs.

Most signs are made from No. 5 plastic (polypropylene) which ends up at local landfills. Instead, these yard signs can be recycled and transformed by PureCycle Technologies™ into ultra-pure recycled (UPR) resin that can be continuously reused by PureCycle Technologies™. This joint effort will protect the local environment, waterways and green spaces by diverting an expected 10,000 pounds of plastic waste from Florida landfills. The metal frames will be recycled at Trademark Metals.

For more information visit, orlando.gov/electionsigns.

WHEN & WHERE:

Orlando residents are encouraged to brings their signs and stands during the following dates and locations:

Wednesday, November 9, at noon, through Sunday, November 20, at noon.

    Andes Campus – 202 Andes Avenue

    The Packing District Farmers' Market - 2314 North Orange Blossom Trail

    Broadway Methodist Church - 406 East Amelia Street

    First Unitarian Church of Orlando - 1901 East Robinson Street

Specialty Collection at Local Farmers’ Markets:

    Orlando Farmers’ Market – 20 North Eola Drive at Lake Eola Park

    Sunday, November 13 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Sunday, November 20 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Audubon Park Community Market – 1842 East Winter Park Road

    Monday, November 14 – 5 to 8 p.m.

For additional recycle locations outside of the City of Orlando, The City of Winter Park’s Sustainability Division and the Orange County Offices of Sustainability & Resilience also have drop-off locations listed on their websites.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

For interview opportunities, please contact Ashley Papagni, City of Orlando Public Information Officer, at 321.418.9361 or ashley.papagni@orlando.gov.

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