November 5th's Tip
Halloween Pumpkins: Most people are just going to take their pumpkins and toss them in the trash. Instead of all that waste, why not recycle your pumpkin? You can compost it, along with fall leaves and other items you would normally compost. If you already baked the seeds, this tip is probably old news to you. If you have more pumpkins to decorate for the rest of the season, you can gut them and bake a yummy pumpkin dessert.
Also remember to keep your Halloween decorations/costumes for next year. You'll save money and waste!
Some of you may recognize this tip from last year. Yep, I recycled it! This tip is part of a tip from last year 
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10 Responses
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Irish Jewelry
November 7th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
We baked our pumpkin seeds this year - delicious. Both pumpkins went into the compost pile yesterday. No dice on keeping the costumes - guaranteed the kids will want something different next year, but that's what ebay is for!
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Charles
November 8th, 2009 at 12:06 am
I've seen on TV that you can give your pumpkins to the local zoo. They feed them to the hippos. Apparently, they love them. Another thing you can do with them.
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Bobby
November 8th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Thank you so much for your earth friendly tip. Not many people would think to recycle their pumkins. Also, with all the plastics in halloween decorations and costumes it is also important to keep these for years to come. Thanks again for your eco-friendly advice!
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John at Cell Phone Recycling
November 8th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
You are right. After Halloween, a lot will probably just throw the pumpkins. I guess you've heard about the zero waste management. Instead of throwing them away, why don't we recycle them. If you're into cooking, make some pumpkins pie or anything you know. maybe someone should share a list of recipes here.
About the donating in zoo? I never heard about that, but it's a good idea. You help both the animals and the environment.
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pays to live green
November 9th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I'm definitely going to be composting my pumpkin. No need to add more waste to landfills when i can get a nice compost for my garden
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Sid
November 9th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Very nice blog. I came here from one of the sites.
Also, consider collecting all pumpkins from your own area and then making compost out of it. It is more effective as well as gives economical solution (in terms of usage of decomposing agents to enhance making compost).
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Ruth - Green Health Expert
November 12th, 2009 at 5:26 am
I will definitely be cooking with the pumpkin - really tasty!
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Susan
November 12th, 2009 at 9:55 am
This year I visited my friends on Halloween. We had a wonderful party with eco-friendly pumpkin!
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Soul food recipes
November 15th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Pumpkins are one of the fave vegetables that is used in some dishes of soul food cooking.
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Tiens estore
November 18th, 2009 at 6:04 am
Nice post.thanks for sharing.I will definately use pumkin to cook with now coz it is realy tasty and nutritive.