There are several convenient, easy, and free ways to recycle election yard signs so that they can continue to be useful and don’t end up in landfills.

SWACO is holding its yearly Election Sign Recycling Event on the Saturday after the election. On November 9th from 8 a.m. to noon, there will be an election sign collection event held in the parking lot at the Bill McDonald Athletic Complex located at 4990 Olentangy River Rd. in Columbus.

There are also several other locations this year where you can drop off yard signs for recycling.

• SWACO Recycling Convenience Center Drop-Off: Throughout the month of November, yard signs and their metal stakes can be dropped off at the SWACO Recycling Convenience Center at 2566 Jackson Pike in Columbus between 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
• Board of Elections Drop-Off: Yard signs can be dropped off November 5th through December 1st at the east end of the parking lot near the Franklin County Board of Elections building at 1700 Morse Rd. in Columbus.
• The City of Dublin will collect election signs from Nov. 8-16 at a 24/7 drop-off in the City Development Building parking lot (5200 Emerald Parkway). There will be two bins at the site. One is for signs, the other for metal stakes that go in the ground. Please separate the sign from the stakes and place them in the correct bins. 
• Stacey at 376 Meadow View Dr., Powell, OH 43065 will take recyclables to Franklin County if you can deliver them to her home. (many thanks to Stacey!)

All of these yard sign drop-off and collection options are free and open to the public.

If none of these options work for you, paper signs can be placed in your curbside recycling container. Stretchy plastic signs can be recycled at retail locations accepting film plastics (such as grocery bags). Please don’t put coroplast (corrugated plastic) signs or metal stands in curbside or drop off containers.