Election Sign Recycling
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — As the 2024 election season comes to an end, many Nevada residents could be dealing with political fatigue as they work to get past the overstimulation of political ads, calls, text messages, and public campaign signs.
While local ordinances have been set in place for the removal of public political campaign signs, the Garden Farms of Nevada foundation and local non-profit are hoping to help people dispose of candidate campaign signs in a more environmentally friendly way.
“We would love it if everyone could donate their signs to us because we can reuse them and recycle them. It's not a one-use product for us because we can use a lot of things twice and three and 10 times over,” said Garden Farms of Nevada General Manager, Wendy Wilson.
With the end of the 2024 general election season, local jurisdictions have set up regulations giving Nevada candidates with campaign ads across the valley a strict deadline to remove their political signs.
“I drive down the road on my way to work every single day and I pass by “empty” lots that are have more election signs than i can count. The other way I wondering like what are they going to do with all of these once the election is over? Are they just going to end up in the landfill? What a waste. We could totally reuse those!” said Garden Farms of Nevada Assistant Manager, Allie Pieroni.
Ordinances within the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas give candidates no more than 15 days after primary or general elections for a candidate's campaign team to remove all political signs from public areas.
Other entities around the county like the Nevada Department of Transportation have also set regulations in place, giving campaigns 30 days after the general election for the removal.
“These signs are just going to end up in landfills and most of it will never break down.,” Pieroni said.
Garden Farms of Nevada, whose mission is to help communities grow and learn more about sustainability say they're hoping people will consider reducing their carbon footprint and turn the signs into something of value or bring them to us, so we can!
“We will take as many as we can to mitigate any waste that we can. Our mission is sustainability, anyway we can honor that, we will.” Pieroni added.
“We are asking everybody to drop off their signs at one of our community gardens and the little metal things that hold them; the grommets, the ropes, whatever you have, we’ll take them. We can use them for Junior Farmer Camps, Farmers’ Markets, Festivals, School Gardens, and so much more!” Wilson said.