Election 2012: Iowa City Encourages You to Recycle Those Campaign Signs

City Release

The 2012 election may be over, but now, what can you do with those campaign signs? 

City of Iowa City Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jordan reminds residents that campaign signs and materials can be recycled and dropped off at one of the local recycling sites to keep them out of the Landfill. Materials should be sorted as follows:

PAPER SIGNS should be recycled with mixed paper. If you're dropping off your recycling at a City-managed site, place materials in the yellow containers labeled "Newspaper / Paper." At City Carton Recycling, they should go in the "Mixed Paper" containers. 

PLASTIC SIGNS should be recycled in the containers labeled "Plastic" at City-managed sites or at City Carton. At City-managed sites, the containers are red. Please note: Larger signs may need to be cut down to fit in the bins' openings. Please do not leave signs on the ground. 

METAL FRAMES should be placed in containers labeled "Tin" or "Metal." 

Recycling drop-off sites are located throughout the city for your convenience. The addresses of the sites and materials that can be recycled at each location are as follows:

East Side Recycling Center - 2401 Scott Blvd. SE
Newspaper and mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass (clear, brown, green), #1-5 and #7 plastics, metal cans 

Hy-Vee - 1201 North Dodge Street
Newspaper, glass (clear, brown, green), #1-5 and #7 plastics, metal cans 

Eastdale Plaza - 1st Avenue and Lower Muscatine 
Newspaper and mixed paper, #1-5 and #7 plastics 

Drugtown - 301 N. First Avenue
Newspapers and mixed paper, #1-5 and #7 plastics 

Iowa City Landfill & Recycle Center - 3900 Hebl Avenue SW
Newspaper, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass (clear, brown, green), #1-5 and #7 plastics, metal cans 

City Carton Recycling - 3 East Benton Street
Newspaper, white paper, corrugated cardboard, glass (clear, brown, green), #1-5 and #7 plastics, metal cans, magazines, chipboard (cereal boxes), phone books, hard cover and paperback books