City of Peterborough Shares Environmentally-Friendly Ways of Pumpkin Disposal

The City of Peterborough has encouraged residents to dispose of their pumpkins in an environmentally friendly way and provided ways to do so.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

They can be placed at the curb with regular green waste until Nov. 25 and must weigh less than 22 kg. The City is asking that pumpkins not be placed in the garbage. The green waste is composted that diverts organic material from the landfill, creating enriched soil used for City plantings.

They can be put in backyard composters and chopped up to speed up decomposition.

Remove non-compostable material such as decorations, candles and leftover wax.

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