As I walked through campus the other day, I couldn’t help but notice the bright campaign signs. Election season is upon us, and I expect we’ll be seeing many more of these campaign signs in coming weeks. How
ever, using neon paper for these signs must cease immediately.
Neon paper is made with toxic heavy metals such as cadmium and arsenic that leach into the environment if the paper is thrown away. If neon paper is recycled as colored paper, the bleaching process produces
cancer-causing dioxin. Neon paper can only be recycled as low-grade, which is hard to market and not cost-effective. I urge all candidates to keep in mind the health of our community and environment as they run their campaigns.
Jessica Thompson
Eugene
Inbox: Neon campaign signs pose environmental threat
Daily Emerald
March 27, 2005
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