{"id":21783,"date":"2024-10-31T13:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T17:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=21783"},"modified":"2024-11-01T12:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:51:53","slug":"orange-county-to-collect-campaign-signs-for-recycling","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/orange-county-to-collect-campaign-signs-for-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County to Collect Campaign Signs for Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-20539\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-241x241.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Information edited as of Nov. 1, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Signs will be converted into a cleaner energy source<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange County, FL<\/strong> \u2014When Election Day is over, Orange County residents will have the opportunity to recycle their campaign signs rather than throw them in the trash.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with the City of Winter Park, the City of Orlando, and the League of Women Voters, Orange County will collect campaign signs to transform them into a cleaner energy source.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The intent is to avoid sending these single-use signs to the landfill,&#8221; said Aimee Krivan, Pollution Prevention Program Coordinator with the County&#8217;s Environmental Protection Division. &#8220;We have found a way for the signs to have a second life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The signs are sent to NuCycle and converted into Enviro-Fuelcubes\u00ae, which the cement and electrical power industries use to replace coal. In 2022, the program&#8217;s first year, it diverted 11,140 pounds in campaign signs from the landfill.<\/p>\n<p>Wood and metal frames must be removed from signs before donating. Donations can be made from November 6 through November 17 at the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broadway United Methodist Church<br \/>\n406 E. Amelia St.<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32803<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>First Unitarian Church<br \/>\n1901 E. Robinson St.<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32803<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Solid Waste Management<br \/>\n1028 Woods Avenue<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32805<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Porter Transfer Station<br \/>\n1326 Good Homes Rd.<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32818<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Northwest Community Center &amp; Pool<br \/>\n3955 W D Judge Dr.<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32808<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cady Way Pool<br \/>\n2529 Cady Way<br \/>\nWinter Park, FL \u00a032792<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mead Botanical Garden<br \/>\n1310 S. Denning Dr.<br \/>\nWinter Park, FL 32789<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Winter Park Fire Department &#8211; Station 64<br \/>\n1439 Howell Branch Rd<br \/>\nWinter Park, FL 32789<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about Orange County Government&#8217;s sustainability and resilience efforts, visit ocfl.net\/sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information edited as of Nov. 1, 2024. Signs will be converted into a cleaner energy source Orange County, FL \u2014When Election Day is over, Orange County residents will have the opportunity to recycle their campaign signs rather than throw them in the trash. 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