Help reduce unnecessary waste by composting your pumpkins.
Pumpkins are considered food and should not be thrown in yard waste.
Pumpkins are heavy and water-filled and we do not want them going in the trash to be incinerated and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Please compost them if you can.
DO NOT
- Put pumpkins in yard waste
- Bring your pumpkins to FiDO
- Paint or decorate pumpkins with bling (they can’t be composted)
DO
- Compost pumpkins in your backyard compost or through your curbside subscription service (now is a good time to sign up!)
- Have kids in elementary school? Watch school news for school collections in early November.
Why compost pumpkins?
- Pumpkins cannot go in yard waste as they are considered food waste.
- While pumpkins are fine to go with your trash, they are heavy and water-filled and we prefer they not go to the incinerator. If you already compost or use a subscription food scrap subscription service, please include pumpkins with your food scraps.
- Composting pumpkins allows them to be naturally processed for helping gardens, trees, and new food to grow. They are good to add to a backyard composting system. However, don’t leave them out as “food” for critters, as that can attract unwanted pests.
- Please never not drop off pumpkins in the Town’s Feed FiDO program, it could cause overflow and threaten the success of the program.
