Seasonal & Holidays
Swampscott Wants Your Old Pumpkins Now Past Their Prime
The town is looking to save landfill space and instead use the pumpkins for composting.
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott residents whose once-fierce-looking jack-o'-lantern has turned soft and sagging in recent days are asked to turn them into the town for composting rather than tossing them in the trash.
The pumpkin composting event will be on Nov. 13 at the Department of Public Works yard on Paradise Road.
The composting will be done through Black Earth Composting.
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Pumpkins should not have any glitter or non-organic decorations on them at drop-off.
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(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.)
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