What happens to all of those campaign signs after the election?
By Scripps National | 11/17/20 | KLXH Helena
Election season may be over, but two weeks after polls have closed, campaign signs still fill yards and roadways in much of the country.
It's not uncommon to see political signs stand for a year after Election Day. And while the placards create plenty of visual litter, what's more concerning is the physical litter they can cause.
Judith Enck, the President of Beyond Plastics says candidates need to take responsibility for their political signs.
"Lots of people who run for office run more than once," she said. "If they were in a two-year term, they're going to need signs in another two years, so they really should go out and collect the signs and store them somewhere and reuse them."