This Halloween, don’t bin your pumpkin.
The UK grows millions of pumpkins each year, and they’re more than just a decoration. Pumpkin flesh is a power food, for the creation of nutrient rich soup. And the seeds should be toasted with lime and seasoning for a high protein snack.
Birds love pumpkins too, so hang a snack-o-lantern from your garden tree so our avian friends can help reduce food waste as well.
But most importantly, recycle your used pumpkins. Place them next to your green food waste bin on collection day; or if you live in a flat, place them with your communal food waste bin.
Your pumpkins are recycled locally into a soil improver to grow new food, and electricity which could power your Halloween party
