SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – This year’s Halloween celebration is the first to happen under California’s new Organic Recycling law, and that means everyone is legally required to compost all those pumpkins they ...

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After Halloween, properly disposing of pumpkins is integral for the health of local ecosystems, according to officials.

Hold off before throwing that porch pumpkin into the trash along with Halloween candy wrappers. Those jack-o’-lanterns don't have to end up in the local landfill. Consider composting pumpkins in the ...

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Now that Halloween is over, Californians should compost their pumpkins rather than putting them in the garbage. Here's why.

This year’s Halloween celebration is the first to happen under California’s new Organic Recycling law, which means it's required to compost all those pumpkins they decorated or carved for the holiday.