Wondering what to do with your recycling? Learn more about what can be recycled and how to recycle it in Dutchess County!
Compost Your Pumpkins!
After Halloween is over, drop off your pumpkins for composting!
It’s Not Trash
80% of pumpkins get tossed in the trash each year. In Beacon, trash is transported to an incinerator.
It’s Compost!
Make less waste this Halloween! Instead of throwing your used pumpkin away, compost it at our seasonal drop-off locations at our West Center Street Location (Rec Center) or the Churchill Street Parking Lot (Near Hudson Valley Brewery)
Synthetic paint, glitter and other inorganic decorations are not compostable. and don’t forget to remove the candles!
Pumpkin Drop-off Locations
Available from
Beacon Recreation Center
23 West Center Street
Churchill Street Parking Lot
2 Churchill Street
Questions?
email us compost@beaconny.gov
COB 2026 Backyard Tree Program Now Open
Cooler temperatures. Cleaner air. Higher property values. Healthier residents. These are all benefits to the planting of trees.
Based on the success of last year’s program, the City of Beacon, is replicating its tree purchasing program again in 2026. This program will pass along significant savings to homeowners interested in planting trees on their property. The trees offered in the program are close to 50% off retail and will be delivered directly to your home.
All trees listed would be delivered to the homeowner in 15-gallon pots (unless indicated below). Average tree height would be 5’ to 10’ with a trunk caliper of 1.25”-1.75”. All trees will be delivered to your home in April 2026 before Arbor Day. Please note that the homeowner will be responsible for planting and caring for the trees delivered. Please consider purchasing a TreeGator® with each tree. Treegator® Slow Release Watering Bags are the fastest, easiest, and most efficient way to effectively water a newly planted tree or shrub.
Order Trees Until April 1, 2026
Pumpkin Composting
The Beacon Composting Program is collection pumpkins at the Recreation Center drop-off location all month long in November. Drop-off your pumpkin in the large white sack with the Pumpkins labels in order to help keep the weight of our normal municipal bins down! The Beacon Recreation is located 23 West Center Street, in Beacon, NY.
Why Compost your Pumpkins?
Over one billion pounds of pumpkins are landfilled annually in the United States. When pumpkins are disposed of in landfills, they decompose without oxygen (anaerobically), and bacteria produce methane as a byproduct. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, considered about 25-80 times more potent at trapping heat than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
Bike Share Program Survey
We are seeking your insight to assist in the planning of a regional bike share program in Newburgh and Beacon. Your input is important in the early stages of planning as we consider the locations a bike share program might serve, how the program could work, what kinds of bikes to use, and how it meets our community’s needs and desires.
Two $25 gift cards will be awarded to two randomly selected respondents! To enter the raffle, please provide your email at the end of the survey.
You can find more information about the project at newburgh-beacon.bike
