Swampscott Residents Encouraged To Compost Halloween Pumpkins

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott residents with Halloween pumpkins whose best days are behind them are encouraged to compost them this month.

Residents can drop off the woebegone gourds at the Department of Public Works yard at 200 Pleasant Street on Nov. 12.

Drop-off will take place between 9 and 11 a.m. where Black Earth Composting will then collect them for mass composting. The process not only saves space in the trash but recycling the pumpkins is more environmentally friendly.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)