Put your pumpkin in your green bin (1)

Waterloo Region - An estimated 50,000 pumpkins are used as Jack O' Lanterns to celebrate Halloween in Waterloo Region. Pumpkins discarded after Halloween normally contribute 200 metric tonnes of organic waste to the Region’s landfill site, all of which could be diverted for composting through the Region’s Green Bin program.

Some options to compost your pumpkin:

• Cut up your pumpkin and place it in your Green Bin.
• Place your whole pumpkin on top or beside your Green Bin at the curb.  
• Cut up your pumpkin and add it to your backyard composter.

 Remember to remove candles and other lights.   

By using the Green Bin to compost your pumpkins, you are recycling this waste into compost to help grow more pumpkins and other crops, and preserving space in the Region’s only landfill.

Additional information on all our waste programs can be found on our website at www.regionofwaterloo.ca/waste, in the township collection calendars, or by calling customer service at 519-575-4400.

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Media contact:

Cari Rastas Howard, Project Manager Waste Management Programs
choward@regionofwaterloo.ca,  519-575-4400 ext. 8412    

The Region of Waterloo provides more than 60 per cent of municipal services to a growing population of 550,000 people. We are committed to creating an inclusive, thriving and sustainable community through innovative leadership and a range of services such as: public health, social services, planning, heritage, water supply, regional roads, waste management, ambulance service, rural libraries, public transit, community housing, emergency planning, Provincial Offences Courts and airport services.