Caldera High students turned leftover pumpkins into compost
At a Pumpkin Smash, Bend residents dropped off Halloween pumpkins. The load went to a commercial composting facility instead of the landfill, and organizers hope to repeat it.
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Caldera High School's Green Team held a Pumpkin Smash in Bend, and residents dropped off Halloween pumpkins that went to a commercial composting facility instead of the landfill, Central Oregon Daily News reported. The jack-o'-lanterns were collected for composting off site, not broken down in a school garden. Organizers hope to hold the drop-off again next year.
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After Halloween, Caldera High School's Green Team in Bend, Oregon, held a Pumpkin Smash, Central Oregon Daily News reported. Neighbors dropped off leftover jack-o'-lanterns. Those pumpkins went to a commercial composting facility instead of the landfill. They were not composted in a pile at the school. The people who organized the drop-off hope to do it again next year.
- Why is a composting facility a better destination for old pumpkins than a landfill?
- What is the difference between collecting something and composting it yourself?
- Why would students want to repeat a one-day event next Halloween?
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