SHUTESBURY — Plastic-coated political signs are designed to withstand the natural elements during campaign season, their durability making them ideal for placement on lawns and along the street.
As many end up in the waste stream, though, a Shutesbury artist is trying to remind the public of the dangers posed by a throwaway culture and promoting reuse as being the most environmentally responsible thing to do with them.
“We’re doing what we can to keep them out of the landfill, incinerator or ocean,” says Sharon Raymond of the signs she is creating from her home and collecting as part of a regional materials reuse group.
For Raymond, reusing political signs can be an innovative way to get into arts and crafts, so that a Biden and Harris political sign, which may not be needed again in 2024, can be turned…
