Over time, bacteria break down the scraps to create compost, a soil additive rich in plant nutrients — plus, you end up creating about 50 percent less trash. I’ve been composting in some form ...

However, the accelerated process and heat can kill bacteria and microbes that actually help make good compost. For this reason, some electric composters for home use come with bacteria packets ...

Whole, carved, and cooked pumpkins are fully compostable and you can also compost healthy pumpkin plants, pumpkin skins, and ...

From carving jack-o-lanterns to baking pies, pumpkins are a staple of fall festivities and Halloween. According to the USDA, American farmers produced more than 1.6 billion pounds of pumpkins last ...

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Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should be composted. Every year, about 1.3 billion pumpkins are thrown in the trash in the United States. However, carved ...

If you don't want to compost it at home, look for local events and nonprofits, like Pumpkins for the People, that collect used pumpkins for farms and community composting. Some zoos and local ...

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Pumpkins can be put in a compost pile at your home or brought to one of several drop-off locations around central Ohio.