Pumpkin drop-off returns to New Hanover County Arboretum for 7th year
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — If you’re looking for a place to drop off your pumpkins from Halloween and keep them out of a landfill, the New Hanover County Arboretum can help.
You can compost your pumpkins at the arboretum through November 10th and again from December 1st through December 10th.
They remind people to check their pumpkins before dropping them off as they’re not accepting candles and plastic. Also, if the pumpkin is painted, they can only accept biodegradable paint.
This is the 7th annual pumpkin collection event where residents can turn their trash into a gardener’s treasure as the pumpkins will be broken down into compost.
There are multiple drop-off locations for the event:
- N.C. Cooperative Extension, New Hanover County Arboretum
- 6206 Oleander Drive
- Enter from Bradley drive and follow arrows to marked collection trailer
- NHC Landfill
- 510 US Hwy 421 N
- Inform staff at the weigh house of the pumpkin drop-off for the food waste composter to waive your fee
- NHC Hazwagon
- Operates from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Mon: Ogden Park near baseball field
- Wed: Wrightsville Beach Town Hall
- Fri: Carolina Beach Chappell Park
- 1st Sat: Kure Beach Town Hall
- Wilmington Compost Company
- 7336 State Hwy 210, Rocky Point
- Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- UNCW Wagoner Dining Hall
- Drop off in collection bin in the lobby
