Carving jack-o’-lanterns may be a fun Halloween tradition, but after the holiday, according to Los Angeles City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky’s office, more than 1.3 billion pumpkins annually wind up in landfills throughout the country. And as they decompose, the rotting pumpkins release methane – one of the most harmful greenhouse gases.
To keep more pumpkins out of landfills, the councilmember hosted The Great Pumpkin Bash at Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax District on Sunday, Nov. 5.
L.A. City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky takes turns with Sebi Lipmen smashing pumpkins in “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, to recycle unwanted pumpkins by turning it into compost, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
L.A. City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky slams pumpkins with Sebi Lipmen at “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, where the public brought their Halloween pumpkins for composting, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Louie Weiner-Reaney, 7, takes a swing at “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park. People brought pumpkins to bash for composting, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Children swing hard at “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, where families brought unwanted pumpkins to turn into compost instead of polluting methane, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Isaac Geier, 7, hits hard as his sister Lulu, 5, and grandpa Gary Wexler watch during “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Sebi Lipmen participates in “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, where people brought their pumpkins for composting, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Dr. Sara-Jean Lipmen smashes pumpkins during “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Sanitation workers participate in “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Future compost is created in “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, where people brought their quickly aging pumpkins and smashed them up, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
L.A. City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky is hosting “The Great Pumpkin Bash” at Pan Pacific Park, where families brought their post-Halloween pumpkins for composting, on Sunday, November, 5, 2023. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Yaroslavsky’s office estimated that 850 people showed up for the family-friendly event, where kids and adults of all ages took a bat to their unwanted orange gourds, smashing them to pieces for composting.
In recent years, many organizations and governments across the country have urged people to compost their pumpkins after Halloween because every 100 pounds of pumpkins that is disposed of in the trash will generate about 8.3 pounds of methane, a powerful green house gas.
The event included a strike zone presented by the L.A. Dodgers, face-painting, bounce houses, free bike repairs and electronic waste collection.
It also featured gardening and composting workshops aimed at fighting climate change, along with free giveaways of compost kitchen pails, and pollution-eating trees to plant on their properties.
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