What to do with Jack?
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An easy way to dispose of your Halloween pumpkin is to include it in your yard waste/compost container or brown bag for collection on Monday November 4, 2024. Loose Pumpkins at the curb are extremely difficult to pick up by hand.
The Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) service is encouraging residents to do the right thing with their carved pumpkin after Halloween. When a pumpkin ends up in the landfill it does not break down as it would in a compost pile. The pumpkins decompose without oxygen, producing leachate and methane gas which is harmful to the environment. Composting food waste is an easy way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
Please do not leave them near roads/highways near on/off ramps. This attracts the bears make sure nothing edible is left outside that would attract bears. As bears look to pack on calories before denning, the scent of a carved pumpkin on a front porch could bring a bear right to your door, which creates a risk to public safety.
For more information on composting and other solid waste programs, visit www.cswm.ca.
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