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Pumpkins and Jack O' Lanterns

How to compost pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns

Pumpkins

Jack o'lanterns

Unpainted, remove all accessories

  • Put into your green cart

Put pumpkins and jack o' lanterns into your green cart for composting. Pumpkin seeds and guts can also be composted.

  • Remove any candles and other accessories before composting.
  • Put painted pumpkins and pumpkins preserved with bleach or other chemicals in your black cart as garbage.

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