This year the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District is hosting a pilot composting program for undecorated pumpkins and gourds.
Special 20-yard collection containers will be placed at three locations in Cuyahoga County. Just toss your pumpkins into the containers and they will be transported to a compost facility.
Here are the guidelines:
• ACCEPTED: Unbagged, undecorated pumpkins that are intact and decaying, carved jack-o-lanterns, and gourds.
• NOT ACCEPTED: Cornstalks, hay bales, yard waste, kitchen waste, and outdoor organic decor.
• NOT ACCEPTED: Pumpkins that have been bleached, chemically treated, painted, or drawn on with permanent markers.
• Do NOT put pumpkins in your yard waste collection.
• Do NOT include plastic or bags.
Pumpkin composting will be held from Monday, October 30 through Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the following locations:
• Garfield Heights: Solid Waste District HQ, 4750 East 131st St.
• Strongsville: Youth Sports Park, 21255 Lunn Rd.
• Westlake: Westlake Police Station, 27300 Hilliard Blvd.
For more information, click here.
Thanks for helping keep pumpkins and gourds out of the landfill.
