Avon Group To Host Pumpkin Recycling Event In Farmington

AVON/FARMINGTON, CT — It's the season of pumpkins and gourds, but with Halloween coming and going on Monday, it will also become the season of rotting pumpkins and gourds.

But in Avon, Farmington and the rest of the area, residents have an outlet beyond just letting them rot on our front steps. They can recycle them.

How is that possible?

All people need to do is collect those organic symbols of this season and bring them to the Sub-Edge Farm, 199 Town Farm Road, Farmington, and dump them.

Starting on Saturday, Nov. 5, through Nov. 30, the farm and the Avon Clean Energy Commission are embarking on an initiative to "squash food waste."

So its conducting a "Recycle Your Pumpkin" campaign to urge folks to make use of their rotting relics of autumn.

By dropping them off at Sub-Edge, the farm will then utilize them to "enrich its soils for the next season," according to a flyer announcing the event.

To kick things off, all involved will make the opening day of the program a fun, family event, with hot apple cider and doughnuts available, as well as kids being allowed to play in the hay.

The collection days will coincide with the farm shop hours, which are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Organizers ask that pumpkins/gourds not be painted and all candles inside be removed if used as a jack-o-lantern.

Guests can the drop them in a special trailer in the farm's parking area.

According to the Avon Clean Energy Commission, more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins end up in landfills and contribute to climate change by releasing methane.

For tips on recycling pumpkins, click on this link.