Seasonal & Holidays
Melrose Plans Pumpkin Composting Event
Community members can drop off their pumpkins this Saturday for composting.
MELROSE, MA — Melrose community members with leftover pumpkins after Halloween will have a chance to get rid of them for free this weekend at a city-run composting event.
The event is set for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works City Yard. Community members can bring their pumpkins to the city yard to avoid placing them in their trash.
While the city is collecting pumpkins for composting, it cannot accept any pumpkins that have paint, glitter, hairspray or petroleum jelly on them, as noted in a recent event announcement.
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Individuals who can’t come to this weekend’s composting event should throw their pumpkin in the trash. Pumpkins cannot be picked up with yard waste.
The Melrose Department of Public Works is accepting electronics, metal good, tires, CFL bulbs, mattresses and box springs for a fee alongside pumpkin composting.
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Residents can drop off books, textiles, mercury thermometers, thermostats and dried latex paint for free.
The Melrose Public Works City Yard is located at 72 Tremont Street.
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