When ridding yourself of pumpkins this post-Halloween season, don’t trash them; smash them.
Chicago’s Department of Streets and Sanitation will again host Pumpkin Smash, a community-led event encouraging residents to drop off their jack-o-lanterns to be composted rather than discarded in a landfill.
Scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, Pumpkin Smash runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Chicago locations for composition include:
- Plant Chicago – 4459 S Marshfield Ave.
- Chicago Fire Station 70 – 6040 N Clark St.
- Morton School of Excellence – 431 N Troy St.
- Disney II Magnet School – 3815 N Kedvale Ave.
- Lake View High School – 4015 N Ashland Ave.
- George Washington High School – 3535 E 114th St.
- Comer Crops Youth Farm – 7230 S South Chicago Ave.
- Carl Von Linné Elementary School – 3221 N Sacramento Ave.
- Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences – 3857 W 111th St.
Click here for more information on other Pumpkin Smash locations throughout the Chicago area.
Last year, composting efforts accounted for more than 241 tons of pumpkins across 95 smashing sites.
