The Greens are urging other parties to do what they do and not use corflutes, those roadside campaigning signs that line some of Canberra's busiest roads as an election approaches.
"Once again, the ACT Greens have committed to not placing roadside corflutes on public land so we can preserve the amenity and beauty of our bush capital," the Greens MLA for Yerrabi, Andrew Braddock, said.
"Unfortunately, to the dismay of Canberrans, parties once again invaded their neighbourhoods with a flurry of ugly and wasteful election roadside signs for their quadrennial showdown."
The Greens do put signs up in people's front yards but say these get recycled "in a range of different ways - including as house insulation, building chook sheds, as habitat for local wombats or painted over for protest signs".
An inquiry by an Assembly committee into the election in 2020 recommended that corflutes be banned.
But a review into the 2016 election stopped short of recommending a ban despite stating that there was widespread dissatisfaction with the signs on Canberra streets.
After that inquiry, Chief Minister Andrew Barr said that banning them would "limit the opportunity for minor or independent parties to promote themselves".
The Greens have called for a ban before, arguing the signs are "annoying and distracting", and that they end up in landfill dumps.
"Many of the signs are largely policy-free - it's not as though they are informative. It's time to get rid of these annoying electoral signs - they're a huge turn off for the community and are a huge waste of plastic," the former Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur said.
The party has decided not to use roadside corflutes previously, a move which made some party members nervous that it would put candidates at a disadvantage. In the end, party bigwigs felt that roadside invisibility hadn't damaged their prospects significantly.
"We stuck with it," party leader Shane Rattenbury told The Canberra Times, "but we're glad the absence of corflutes didn't end up being an impediment to winning seats."
Corflutes are banned from specified roads and areas, including the Parliamentary Triangle, areas near the War Memorial and other land managed by the National Capital Authority.
They can only be placed in areas under the jurisdiction of the National Capital Authority with special permission.
