Governor Phil Scott on Tuesday reminded Vermonters to clean up political signs left behind following last week’s election. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) will begin removing signs from right-of-way along State highways, which is standard process after elections. The right-of-way covers about 25 feet on each side of the roadway centerline.

“Political signs are an important part of any election cycle. But, making sure signs are cleaned up in a timely manner after Election Day is just as important. By picking them up, we’ll reduce the amount of unnecessary litter,” said Governor Phil Soctt. “I want to thank the team at AOT for their work as well as Casella Waste Systems for generously offering to cover the costs of recycling unclaimed signs and providing this service at no expense to Vermont taxpayers.”

Vermonters can do their part as well, to help clean up roadsides before snowfall. If you see political signs left along state highway rights-of-way, you can pick them up and deliver them directly to the candidate or to one of the 57 AOT Maintenance Division garages across the state. Please, do not place these signs in your curbside waste or recycling containers.

Candidates have 30 days to pick up signs that have been collected. After 30 days, Casella will collect remaining signs from AOT garages and recycle them as an in-kind contribution to the statewide cleanup effort.