Pumpkin Rescue
The Great Pumpkin Rescue
After Halloween, rather than composting or throwing out your unwanted, unpainted pumpkins and squash, drop them off at the City's EnviroDepot. Donations will go directly to local farms as feed for livestock. Pumpkins must be entirely free from contamination by paint, wax, metal or anything sharp.
Other disposal methods
If your pumpkins are not eligible for the Great Pumpkin Rescue (e.g., are painted or rotting), you can:
- Drop them off at our Yard Waste Depot in the yard waste pile.
- Put them in your back yard composter or green cone. Cutting up your pumpkins to smaller pieces will help the composting process, but is not necessary.
If you are not able to compost your pumpkins or bring them to our Yard Waste Depot, you will need to place them in a garbage bag and tag it as household garbage. Please remember the maximum weight for all garbage bags is 44 lbs or 20 kg.
