Danvers To Host Town's First Post-Halloween Pumpkin Composting Event

DANVERS, MA — Danvers residents are asked to compost their Halloween pumpkins — instead of tossing them in the trash — at the town's first-ever Pumpkin Collection in collaboration with the Black Earth Compost following this week's Halloween festivities.

Residents are invited to bring their pumpkins and gourds — carved or whole — to town hall on Nov. 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Black Earth Compost will make sure they are turned into nutrient-rich compost.

Those composting pumpkins are asked to remove any candles or decorations.

The composting is in an effort to reduce food waste and support a greener community.

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