Discarding Halloween pumpkins adds to greenhouse effect, so take advantage of a drop-off site or a Pumpkin Smash
CHICAGO - If that Halloween hangover has left you bleary and bloated, one gesture might lift your spirits: properly disposing of your pumpkins on Saturday, Nov. 3, National Pumpkin Destruction Day.
Many communities, from Chicago to Romeoville and Naperville to Gurnee, have begun offering post-Halloween pumpkin collections - even in some cases pumpkin catapulting - as a whimsical way to encourage people to address a serious concern: methane gas in landfills, considered one of the top causes of climate change.
Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere, and it's
