STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes recycling program for unused road sign posts.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act establishing an unused road sign post recycling program and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The New Jersey Department of Transportation shall establish and implement a program to recycle any road sign posts that have been in a state of disuse for at least 12 months on roadways in the State.
b. The program shall:
(1) identify and inventory unused road sign posts on roadways in the State;
(2) coordinate with recycling facilities and private contractors to ensure proper processing and recycling of unused road sign posts;
(3) establish collection points for municipalities to deposit unused road sign posts;
(4) establish a system for tracking the volume of unused road sign posts collected, recycled, and diverted from landfills; and
(5) recycle unused road sign posts for raw materials and use the recycled raw materials to construct new road signs.
c. The department shall seek available federal or State funds to support the establishment and ongoing operations of the program.
d. The department shall prepare and submit a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-
19.1), to the Legislature no later than one year following the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) and annually thereafter. The report shall include:
(1) the total number of unused road sign posts recycled during the previous year;
(2) recommendations for improving the program;
(3) an analysis of the benefits achieved through the recycling program; and
(4) any other information the department deems relevant.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the New Jersey Department of Transportation (department) to establish a recycling program for unused road sign posts.
The department is required to establish a program to recycle any road sign posts that have been in a state of disuse for at least 12 months on roadways in the State. The requirements of the program include: (1) identifying and inventorying unused road sign posts on roadways in the State; (2) coordinating with recycling facilities and private contractors to ensure proper processing and recycling of unused road sign posts; (3) establishing collection points for municipalities to deposit unused road sign posts; (4) establishing a system for tracking the volume of unused road sign posts collected, recycled, and diverted from landfills; and (5) recycling unused road sign posts for raw materials and using the recycled raw materials to construct new road signs.
Under the bill, the department is required to seek available federal or State funds to support the establishment and ongoing operations of the program and is further required to prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor and to the Legislature. The report is to include: (1) the total number of unused road sign posts recycled during the previous year; (2) recommendations for improving the program; (3) an analysis of the benefits achieved through the recycling program; and (4) any other information the department deems relevant.