Best Option
Compost: Put this item in your backyard compost.
Other Options:
Yard Waste: Put this item in your yard waste.
Instructions: Pumpkins should be placed in your yard waste. Make sure your yard waste bags or cans weigh less than 50 pounds. (Hay bales and corn stalks are considered yard waste, and should be placed next to your yard waste cans or bags.)
Alternate ways to recycle:
- Drop off your pumpkins to the 5Heart Earthworm Farm.
- Feed the chickens – when you’re done with pumpkins, scrape out any candle wax and give them to a friend or neighbor with backyard chickens.
- Compost in place – Scrape out any leftover wax, then smash your pumpkin and let them decompose in your garden or backyard soil.