Recycled politics

Everybody is entitled to post their political position in the form of signage but this election season has seen the corrugated plastic run rampant and out of control. On Kanan Road between Smoketree and Lindero Canyon, I counted 104 political signs on community property.

When did it become the norm to plaster our public medians with political signs? For those that are trying to sell themselves as the right choice for a beautiful community, you have succeeded in turning our main thoroughfare into something that more closely resembles a garbage dump. Esthetics aside, how mundane have we gotten that we must compete on a name recognition level while the political positions and issues of the propositions are widely ignored.

While I pondered the purchase of cheese because some brands came in a non-reusable, non-recyclable packaging, our politicians and proposition backers were spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, for the onetimeuse signs. How wasteful is the production of these signs and what is their use now that the election is over?

Some will argue that the most common sign material (coroplast or No. 5) is recyclable. Yes, but only in a few communities, ours not included.

I hope that all responsible for the signs will not only remove them but try to find uses for them. Maybe if you didn't win the election you can save them for next time. Maybe you can throw a couple in your trunk for emergency tire changing or line the garage shelves with them. Let's not send them to the landfill as a reminder of our wastefulness. Dani Brusius Oak Park