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Rather than throwing old Halloween pumpkins in the garbage, Western New Yorkers have the eco-friendly option to drop off these pumpkins at compost collection locations.
This is the perfect Buffalo way to recycle a pumpkin in Western New York!
Pumpkins, jack-o'-lanterns and gourds, even those that are decaying, will be accepted for recycling.
The Buffalo River Compost is collaborating with garden centers and compost sites throughout the Western New York area offering free pumpkin collections open to the public.
On Oct. 13, eighth graders from Veronica Connor Middle School could be seen walking down the multipurpose trail on the West River. They were carrying garbage bags and collecting litter from the trail, as well as from the area between the trail and the river.