Events
Pumpkin Composting Drop-Off
Through December 6, 2023
Various Locations
Mother Compost is making it easy to responsibly dispose of your jack-o-lanterns and fall pumpkin decor.
About 1.9 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown each year in the US. Many of them are carved, decorated, and set on porches for Halloween. A few days after Halloween they are thrown in the trash.
One of the best ways to dispose of your pumpkin is through composting. It’s a sustainable, nutrient-rich method that can help enrich soil. Learn about the closest pumpkin bin near you!
Free + Open to the Public
November 8 – December 6
- Orners Garden Center, 5 W Eagle Rd, Havertown, PA
- Whole, undecorated pumpkins (no paint)
November 1 – 30
- Linvilla Orchards, 37 W Knowlton Rd, Media, PA
- All pumpkins, hay bales, and cornstalks
Mother Compost Swap Participants Only
October 30 – December 3
- Bethel AME Ardmore, 163 Sheldon Ln, Ardmore, PA
- Pumpkin bins located within the fenced area to the right
- Temple Beth Am Israel, 1301 Hagys Ford Rd, Penn Valley, PA
- Bins located at the bottom of the parking lot
- St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA
- Pull all the way into the center and make a right; bins are located at the far right of the parking lot
- Tredyffrin Library, 582 Upper Gulph Rd, Strafford, PA
- Bins located in the lower parking lot
November 18 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Bryn Mawr Farmers Market, 54 N Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
December 2 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Bryn Mawr Farmers Market, 54 N Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA