# Where to recycle pumpkins and leaves in Philly this fall

> Philly residents can compost pumpkins and leaves this fall through city programs.
- Title: Where to recycle pumpkins and leaves in Philly this fall
- Summary: Philly residents can compost pumpkins and leaves this fall through city programs. Philadelphia offers pumpkin and leaf recycling services for residents to…
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- Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/compost-pumpkins-leaves-philadelphia-2026
- Published: 2026-11-02T20:24:11.379+00:00
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## Pumpkin disposal options
Residents can compost carved pumpkins through Circle Compost or Bennett services.
## Pumpkin composting services
Circle Compost customers can place pumpkins in curbside buckets for free, non-customers pay $4 per pumpkin.
## Pumpkin smash event
Bennett hosts a pumpkin smash event on Nov 14 from noon to 2 p.m. at spring gardens.
## Fox Chase Farm event
Fox Chase Farm offers pumpkin smashing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov 14 with apple launching and vendor market.
## Pumpkin drop-off sites
Philadelphia has 13 compost drop-off sites for whole pumpkins and yard waste.
## Leaf recycling program
Philadelphia's leaf recycling program runs through Dec 19 with collection events and sanitation centers.
## Leaf collection sites
Leaves must be bagged in brown paper bags for collection at 16 city sites.
## Leaf collection schedule
Leaf collection events occur on Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5, Dec 12 and Dec 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
## Leaf collection rules
Leaves cannot be mixed with weeds, brush or tree limbs at collection sites.
## Fairmount Park recycling center
Residents get up to 30 gallons of compost and mulch at Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center.
## Key takeaway

Philadelphia offers pumpkin and leaf recycling services for residents to avoid landfill waste this fall.