How to sort your waste
Organics
Pumpkin
This item has options for collection or disposal.
Watch the 3 easy ways to dispose of your pumpkin or jack-o'-lantern:
Option 1: Organics (green) cart
- Remove any candles or leftover wax from the inside of the pumpkin. Put the leftover wax in the garbage.
- Chop up the pumpkin and drop the pieces in your organics kitchen container. Or place the whole pumpkin directly into your green cart.
Option 2: Yard waste
- Remove any candles or leftover wax from the inside of the pumpkin. Put the leftover wax in the garbage.
- Place the whole pumpkin in a Kraft paper yard waste bag, bushel basket, or a labelled, open, rigid container along with other yard waste.
- Make sure the paper bag, bushel basket, or container doesn’t weigh more than 20 kg (44 lbs) before you set it out.
- Put the bag, basket, or container on the curb on your regular yard waste collection day. Be sure to check your collection calendar before setting out your yard waste.
Option 3: Backyard composter
- Remove any candles or leftover wax from the inside of the pumpkin. Put the leftover wax in the garbage.
- Place your whole pumpkin or pumpkin pieces into your backyard composter.
Additional information:
- Putting pumpkins, and other organics, in your green cart or yard waste is good for the environment because:
- It keeps them out of landfill.
- It helps to create compost that can be used in gardens.