Village Of Oak Brook: Pumpkin Re-Cycling

Press release from the Village of Oak Brook:

October 26, 2021

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. It is held each year the Saturday after Halloween.  Don’t Trash it, Smash it!

Locations collect pumpkins on Saturday, November 6th unless otherwise specified.

Note Health & Safety Precautions: All attendees must wear a mask over their nose and mouth and practice social distancing. Please do not attend if you or someone in your household is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Thank you for ensuring this is a safe event!

Locations near Oak Brook

Elmhurst – Public Works Facility 985 S Riverside Dr. Elmhurst Illinois 60126 Sponsored By: City of Elmhurst Hours: Saturday, November 6th 9 AM-12 PM

Lombard Common (East Parking Lot) 433 E St Charles Rd. Lombard Illinois 60148 Sponsored By: Lombard Junior Women's Club, Lombard Park District, Village of Lombard, and Waste Management Hours: Saturday, November 6th 9 AM-12 PM

Villa Park Village Hall (back) 20 S. Ardmore Villa Park Illinois 60181 Sponsored By: Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission Hours: Saturday, November 6th 9 AM-12 PM

The 2020 Pumpkin Smash composted over 150 tons of pumpkins. Help us compost more in 2021! On November 6th, you can compost your pumpkin at one of several locations in the Chicago area. 

SCARCE and the cities of Wheaton and Elmhurst hosted the first pumpkin collections in 2014, diverting 9.31 tons of pumpkins from landfills and helping to improve composting laws in Illinois. By 2016 the Pumpkin Smash grew to over 31 sites across the state.

 Why Keep Pumpkins Out of the Landfill?

Since 2014 the Pumpkin Smash has…

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Please visit https://www.scarce.org/pumpkins/ for more details.

This press release was produced by the Village of Oak Brook. The views expressed here are the author’s own.