Seasonal & Holidays
Pumpkin Smash Collects More Than 7,300 Pounds For Compost In Glen Ellyn
Those old jack-o'-lanterns will live on as compost at the Village Green Park Community Garden.
GLEN ELLYN, IL — The Glen Ellyn Park District's Pumpkin Smash brought more than 7,300 pounds of pumpkins to Village Green Park Community Garden for compost.
The Pumpkin Smash event was held Saturday via a partnership with School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE).
In the past six years, the Glen Ellyn Park District's Pumpkin Smash events have yielded over 55,000 pounds of pumpkins for compost.
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