Keep Columbus Beautiful introduces post-Halloween pumpkin drop-off

As pumpkin carving season comes to an end, many people aren’t sure what to do with their carved pumpkins.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that every year more than a billion pounds of pumpkins are grown in the country. A lot of these pumpkins end up in landfills.

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They break down into methane gas, which warms the air more quickly than carbon dioxide because it is a strong greenhouse gas.

Keep Columbus Beautiful is giving people a way to deal with this environmental problem.

From November 1, people in Columbus can take their pumpkins to two Waste & Reuse Convenience Centers to be composted.

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