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Pumpkin SMASH!

We love pumpkins for Halloween, but when the festivities are over, keep the fun going -- at a Pumpkin SMASH!

This Saturday, November 8, bring your pumpkins to one of several locations that will collect them for composting.


In Chicago:

Plant Chicago

4459 S Marshfield Ave

Chicago IL 60609

Hours: Sat, Nov 9th 10am-3pm

 

Gary Comer Crops Youth Farm

7230 S South Chicago Ave

Chicago IL 60619

Hours: Saturday Nov 9th 10-2pm

 

Morton Elementary School

431 N Troy Street

Chicago IL 60612

Hours: Sat, Nov 9, 10a - 2p

 

Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences

3857 W 111th St

Chicago IL 60655

Hours: Nov 9, 10:00am-2:00pm

 

Guild Row

3130 N Rockwell

Chicago IL 60618

Hours: November 9th; 10a-4p

 

Carl Von Linne Elementary School

3221 N Sacramento Ave

Chicago IL 60618

Hours: Sat Nov 9, 10am-2pm

 

Lake View High School

4015 N Ashland Ave

Chicago IL 60613

Hours: Sat, Nov 9th 9am-12pm

 

Disney II Magnet School

3815 N Kedvale Ave

Chicago IL 60641

Hours: Sat Nov 9th 9am-12pm

 

Firehouse / Andersonville Chamber of Commerce

6040 N Clark

Chicago IL 60660

Hours: Nov. 9th, 10AM-2PM


Plus dozens of suburban locations. Find them here at www.scarce.org


Pumpkin SMASHes were started by Kay McKeen, the founder of SCARCE. Based in DuPage County, SCARCE is a leader in sustainability and conservation and one of CCRx's heros!


In 2023, SCARCE led 95 Pumpkin Smash sites that

  • Composted over 241 tons of pumpkins (that’s 482,000 lbs!)

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 173.34 tons of CO2e

  • Diverted 51,828 gallons of water from landfills


Pumpkins are 90% water -- That's Bad for the landfill -- but good for compost!

Composting is nature’s way of recycling with many benefits:

  • Avoids landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing organics (currently, landfills are the 3rd largest producers of methane in the U.S.!)

  • Produces a useful, nutrient-dense soil amendment

  • Pumpkins are 90% water which is great for our soil, not so good in our landfills


Learn more at www.scarce.org


Don't toss 'em -- SMASH 'EM!!



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