ReCo Pick Member Guide

How to Recycle Yard Signs

Give corrugated plastic yard signs another use through The ReCollective’s rotating ReCo Pick collection.

Corrugated plastic yard signs collected for reuse through The ReCollective

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Check the material

Which Yard Signs Can You Set Out?

The Yard Sign ReCo Pick is for rigid corrugated plastic yard signs, commonly called Coroplast.

Accepted Yard Signs

  • Corrugated plastic yard signs, commonly called Coroplast
  • Typical political, campaign, and similar rigid plastic yard signs

Other Sign Materials

  • #2 or #4 thin plastic film: Remove the film from the stake and place the film in your Plastic Film bag.
  • Corrugated cardboard: Place it in your local curbside recycling.
Material note: Coroplast is polypropylene plastic and may be identified as #5, but you do not need to find a #5 marking to use this guide.
How to set them out

Set Signs Beside Your Black Waterproof Bag

Remove the metal stakes, then place both the signs and stakes beside your black waterproof bag on pickup day. Do not use your ReCo Pick bag. Please set out no more than five signs per pickup.

The ReCollective Durham warehouse where yard signs are prepared for reuse
After collection

What Happens to Collected Yard Signs?

Collected yard signs return to The ReCollective’s Durham warehouse, where they are packaged and then delivered to local organizations for creative reuse.

The Scrap Exchange logo
Reuse partner: The Scrap Exchange The Scrap Exchange helps create a reuse pathway for collected yard signs.

ReCo Pick Reminders

Standard monthly members Set out approved corrugated plastic yard signs only during a month when Yard Signs are featured as a ReCo Pick or bonus material.
Almost Anything Plan members You may set out approved yard signs during any monthly pickup.
Set-out rule Remove the stakes and set both signs and stakes beside your black waterproof bag. Maximum five signs per pickup.
Related information

Other Reuse & Recycling Guides

Wrapped candy donation guide Donation guide Wrapped Candy View guide Used toy recycling and reuse guide Reuse guide Used Toys View guide Plastic Film recycling guide Recycling guide Plastic Film View guide Non-perishable food donation guide Donation guide Non-Perishable Food View guide
Service information

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