SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the dust settles after election day, you might be wondering what to do with those political yard signs.
With election day behind us, political signs around town may seem like leftover reminders of a busy season but what should you do with them now?
According to PennDOT, as long as your signs are on private property, you can keep them up… But if they're placed near state highways or public spaces, PennDOT is responsible for keeping those areas clear
"If the signs are in the right-of-way we do have the right to pick them up and move them, just for precautions, safety, visibility on the roadways," said Liz Fabri the safety press officer at PennDOT District 4-0
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If your sign is in an area managed by PennDOT, they'll likely remove it but, they aim to work with property owners, sending removal notices
"We actually try our best to notify if it's on the property of land, the owner, we try to notify them if you noticed your sign is removed you can call PennDOT and we collect them and hold them and let people pick them up," stated Fabri.
If you're done with your sign and don't plan to keep it, just throw it out, according to the director of recycling in Lackawanna County:
They are not recyclable because they are usually corrugated cardboard with a layer of plastic over them. Any time you have a product made up of two or more materials, it can't be recycled normally because there isn't an easy way to separate the materials.
Now if you do want to recycle the signs, anthracite recycling in Scranton is a site that has the ability to recycle both materials.
