Every year, more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins get tossed out and left to rot in America’s landfills. Some are thrown away the day after Halloween, contributing to the 30.3 million tons of food wasted annually in the U.S. When left to decompose in a landfill, that food waste produces methane gas, a greenhouse gas that’s far more potent than carbon dioxide. Source: The Atlantic

Place your unpainted pumpkin in your backyard compost system or in your curbside yard waste cart to give it a new life as compost!