Spooky season is over! We hope you had a fantastic Halloween.
Now the festivities are finished, here are a few sustainable tricks to help reduce waste and give your pumpkin a second life.
Before throwing your pumpkin away, consider turning it into delicious autumn recipes such as soups, curries, cakes or pies. Pumpkin is perfectly edible and can be used in a range of seasonal dishes.
Recycle Your Pumpkin
If your pumpkin is past its best, don’t put it in your general waste bin.
If you have a kerbside food waste collection, simply place your pumpkin on top of or next to your food waste caddy for collection. Please remove any candles, decorations, paint, stickers or other non-food items first.
If you live in a flat and have access to communal food waste bins, remove any decorations and place your pumpkin into the food waste bin provided.
Recycling food waste helps create renewable energy and fertiliser, reducing the amount of waste that needs to be disposed of.
A Small Change Makes a Big Difference
Millions of pumpkins are discarded across the UK each year after Halloween. By eating what you can and recycling what you can’t, you’re helping to reduce food waste and support a cleaner, greener Chelmsford.
For more information about food waste recycling, watch the video below, and visit the Love Your Chelmsford website.
