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Fall Waste Disposal Made Easy

When the weather gets colder, the leaves start to change colors, and the scarecrows have sent all the birds down South, fall decoration cleanup doesn’t have to be scary. We’ve gathered helpful ways to dispose of your fall decorations without filling your garbage cart or yard waste bin. Now properly cleaning up your fall waste, including pumpkins, hay, and cornstalks, makes for an easy and environment-friendly task.

Hay isn’t Always for Horses

Hay is a well-known fall decoration. Whether you are stuffing scarecrows, decorating your yard, or using bales for seating, when the time comes, hay is never fun to clean up. But, there are several options for you to dispose of hay properly.

Composting is a very common solution when it comes to proper hay disposal. It is simple, and it also provides many benefits. Hay bales, as well as cornstalks, compost similarly. Hay and cornstalks should be bundled and tied; then, send them off to a local compost in your town. If you prefer to keep the compost yourself, throw the hay and/or stalks in your compost bin!

If compost is not an option for your home, many farms with cows take your hay bales; even if it is going bad. The cows use it as bedding and they also eat the hay. Unlike horses, no matter the condition, cows can eat the hay without having any problems.

Your yard waste container is also an option if you have the time to break the bale up. Yard waste season runs through the last week in November.

The Benefits of Fall Composting

Compost breaks down in a couple of weeks; so, you don’t have to worry about it sitting in your yard.

If you enjoy gardening or landscaping around your house, compost gives your garden needed nutrients.

Composting reduces the need for chemical fertilizer. You save money and your garden is grown all-natural!

Composting reduces waste in landfills.

What to do with Unwanted Pumpkins

Use it to feed animals. If you don’t mind furry little critters such as squirrels, rabbits, and even birds around the home, scatter the pumpkin seeds on the ground or into a feeder. Your furry visitors will make a meal out of your pumpkin waste.

Often, local zoos will take old pumpkins to feed the animals. Give your local zoo a call; visit the animals while they chow down on your old jack-o-lanterns.

The Scoop on Pumpkin Disposal

The well-known, jack-o-lanterns tend to be the poster child for the Halloween season. Many people also choose to keep pumpkins throughout November to spruce up their homes. But, when the time comes, it is a common mishap to throw the old, wrinkly pumpkins away in the trash can. Adding pumpkins to your trash bags only makes them heavy and it ends up filling up space at the landfill.

There are many other disposal options when it comes to managing your pumpkin waste. Composting your unwanted pumpkins is an option that benefits you and the environment. Learn how compost at your home with the help of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Of course, if composting is not an option, your fall disposal opportunities are not limited!