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