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Eco-Friendly Friday Tips Volume Twenty One

By Stefanie Oct 31, 2008
Posted in Eco-Friendly Friday, Site
This entry is part 21 of 101 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday

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October 31st'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 that pumpkin, along with fall leaves, food scraps from your Halloween party, and other items you would normally compost. You can bake the seeds for a delicious, healthy snack. If you haven't already thrown out the guts of the pumpkin, you can bake a yummy pumpkin dessert.

Also remember to keep your Halloween decorations/costumes for next year. You'll save money and waste! And make sure those candy wrappers find their way to the trash rather than littering the ground!

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9 Responses

There are so many ways to use a pumpkin...in a pie, in a stew, baked, roasted, etc. I will gladly take anyone's if they would otherwise just through them away! haha.

Great post!
There are definitely many ways to use a pumpkin after its done as a decoration :)

Thanks for all the tips! A pumpkin can be turned into anything with a creative mind!

Great tips on what to do with left over pumpkin - I had already composted the main carcass and was wondering what to do with the seeds.

Recycling that pumpkin? Never heard of that!

If I had a pumpkin I will definately recycle it now. Maybe in 20 years when I have kids.

Nice tips indeed. Recycling pumpkin is something i am sure not so many of us does.

Good tips. My roommate just baked all his pumpkin seeds as a snack for all to enjoy. They are great. I don't have anything to compost the pumpkins in but my sister does so I might take em over there.

Molly, ooh, bake something for me!!

And to those of you roasting the seeds... want to share with me?

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