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Happy Halloween! Time to dump the pumpkin, meet zombie worms and more

Pumpkin Dumpin' A compost collection event  When: November 6, 2021 from 9 am - 1 pm Where: Kola Kole Park, Kingston Open in Google Maps Give your pumpkins a new life by composting them! Bring your dreary, old pumpkins to Kola Kole Park on Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 9 am to 1 pm. While you're here, enter for a chance to win free compost from Olympic Organics. Visitors who express interest in signing up for curbside compost services can enter a drawing to win compost from Olympic Organics. One winner gets five yards of organic compost for pickup or delivery within five miles of Olympic Organics. Kids and grownups can watch zombie worms devour the brains of a dead jack-o’-lantern as they compost. Wear your Halloween costumes for an extra chance to trick or treat and have a hot cup of cider. This event is brought to you by Kitsap County Solid Waste in partnership with Olympic Organics. All pumpkins brought to the event will be recycled into compost at Olympic Organics. Special thanks to Olympic Organics for donating the compost. Restrictions: No paint or permanent marker. Cut off the affected area. We'll compost the rest. Pumpkins must be free of candles, plastics or decorations. Tip: If your pumpkin is gross and slimy, use a shovel to scoop it into a bucket to transport to the event. More ways to compost: There are several ways to recycle your yard waste and food scraps at home and around Kitsap. Discover the best way that composting works for you.

Compost collection is expanding

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of several North Kitsap community groups, residential curbside compost services are expanding throughout Kitsap County in the coming years. This easy service allows you to place yard waste and food scraps into a cart provided by your waste hauler for twice monthly pickup. 

Expansion will happen in three phases: 

January 2022: North Kitsap,  Commissioner District 1

January 2024: South Kitsap, Commissioner District 2 

January 2026: All Kitsap County

Ready to sign up

See if you qualify today. Enter your address into our interactive map to see if you are eligible.

If you don’t live in an area where curbside composting is offered yet, complete the interest form, and Kitsap County will let you know when the service expands to your area.

We want to hear from everyone interested in curbside composting, so please share this with your neighbors.

Benefits of compost

Washington Department of Ecology estimates that 33% of Washington’s household trash could have been composted instead of sent to a landfill.

Composting has many benefits to you and to the environment:

• Since 1/3 of trash is compostable, reduce your need for a large garbage cart and save money.

• Reduce pollution from transportation. Composting happens right here on the Kitsap Peninsula rather than traveling 300 miles to the landfill.
• Save room in the landfill and prevent the need for new landfills.
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower your carbon footprint.
• Compost is a valuable soil product shown to increase crop yields, clean toxic chemicals from stormwater runoff, and repair damaged soils.

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