Pumpkin Composting Planned In Wakefield

WAKEFIELD, MA — Wakefield community members can put their old pumpkins to good use next week with a planned pumpkin composting event.

The event is set for the morning Nov. 9. Community members can leave their pumpkins on designated collection tarps at the Woodville, Dolbeare, Walton and Greenwood schools in Wakefield.

Pumpkins with glitter, googly eyes, candles or wax in them can’t be composted, as noted in a town announcement. Water-based paint is acceptable, though.

The Wakefield Environmental Sustainability Committee is providing collection tarps in partnership with Black Earth Compost.

The Sustainability Committee is also looking to recycle old candy wrappers. There will be collection boxes set up at pumpkin composting locations. The Sustainability Committee will open an additional wrapper recycling box at Town Hall on Nov. 9.