10/17/2026
Every fall, The Great Pumpkin Smash sends our community’s pumpkins back to the earth instead of the trash, and here is why that matters. Composting means less landfill waste, cleaner air, and healthy soil for local farms, gardens, and raised beds. 🌱🍂
We’ll need pumpkins to smash! 🎃 Drop yours off between sunrise & sunset, Sunday, Nov 1 to Sunday, Nov 8 at the New Entry Collection Bins at the new community gardens parking lot, 779 Cabot Street. Kindly remove candles and plastic accessories before dropping off.
Ready to start composting? Black Earth offers curbside pickup, and Beverly residents save $20 a year. You can also begin at home with a countertop compost caddy.
Learn more and join us: greenbeverly.org/pumpkinsmash26