Give Your Pumpkins New Life
Did you know nearly 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins are landfilled each year?
Let's not let our pumpkin harvests go to waste. Compost your pumpkins through one of the many drop-off options available in Howard County during Pumpkin Palooza!
Pumpkin Palooza 2025
Our third annual Pumpkin Palooza was a great success! We collected over 4,000 pounds of pumpkins. Thank you for keeping these pumpkins out of the landfill!
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Pumpkin Composting & Drop-Offs
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- Pumpkins (carved, uncarved and painted), jack-o'-lanterns, gourds and squash are all acceptable.
- Please remove all candles, lights, decorations, plastic bags, etc. before setting out pumpkins.
- County residents in our Feed The Green Bin Food Scrap Collection Program can set pumpkins out on their regular food scrap collection day. Not sure of your day? Use our online look-up tool to find out.
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Please remove all candles, lights, decorations, plastic bags, etc. before setting out pumpkins.
Alpha Ridge Landfill, Residents' Convenience Center
2350 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104
Open all year
Monday-Saturday (8am-4pm)
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