Compost Your Pumpkin to Give it New Life

Published on November 04, 2026

Halloween Pumpkin

Give your pumpkins new life as animal feed and compost with the 8th annual pumpkin collection coordinated by NC Coastal Composting. All collected pumpkins will be used as animal feed and compost returning nutrients to our land. Compost not only provides a natural option to fertilize plants, but it can also improve infiltration and water retention in soil.

Pumpkins will be collected Monday, Nov. 2 through Monday, Nov. 9., and Friday, Nov. 27 through Friday, Dec. 11. 

Prior to dropping off your pumpkins, please remove candles, googly eyes, and any plastic. Painted pumpkins not accepted unless bio-based paint was used. 

There are six available drop off locations:

  • New Hanover County Arboretum
    • 6206 Oleander Dr | Enter off of Bradley Dr and follow the arrows to drop off pumpkins in a marked collection trailer
  • New Hanover County Landfill
    • 510 U.S. Hwy 421 N | Drop-off is available during regular business hours
  • New Hanover County Hazwagon (Limited Space)
    • The Hazwagon operates 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
      • Mondays: Ogden Park near baseball fields
      • Wednesdays: Wrightsville Beach Town Hall
      • Fridays: Carolina Beach Chappell Park
      • First Saturday of the Month: Kure Beach Town Hall
  • Wilmington Compost Company
    • 7336 State Hwy 210, Rocky Point, NC | Drop-off is available during regular business hours
  • UNCW Wagoner Dining Hall
    • 5151 Suite Service Loop | Drop-off is available during regular business hours in lobby collection bin
  • Leland Brewing Company
    • 2115 Ale Ave, Leland, NC | Drop-off in collection trailer on lot adjacent to brewery along Old Fayetteville Rd

 

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