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3rd Annual Pumpkin Drop

DATE
November 04, 2023
TIME
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
LOCATION
1485 Portage Ave, Winnipeg
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🎃 3rd Annual Pumpkin Drop
📅 November 4, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
📍 CF Polo Park, 1485 Portage Ave

If you are going to toss your 🎃, come toss it with us!

Why?
Of the 80,000 tonnes of pumpkins produced in Canada, 66% are sold to consumers; often used for carving and are never eaten. Without intervention, this is an immense amount of organic waste destined for the landfill!

Who?
You! Compost Winnipeg has partnered with CF Polo Park again to offer all Winnipeggers a thrilling way to compost their Jack-o’-lanterns at the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Drop!

What!?
As the name suggests, we welcome you to *literally* drop your pumpkin into our collection truck from the 2nd level of the parkade.
Where?
CF Polo Park Parkade. Seek our Compost Winnipeg Truck and Green Action Centre Canopy at the Southeast corner by Sports Chek.

How Much?
FREE!!!!!!!! But… donations are always welcome. All funds raised will go to providing compost collection service to a local non-profit social service.

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1st Annual Pumpkin Drop Results:
~ 24,000kg diverted from the landfill. This is 10% of all pumpkins produced in Manitoba!
~ 993 people dropped their pumpkins
~ $831.25 was raised and applied to compost collection service at Bruce Oake Recovery Centre.

2nd Annual Pumpkin Drop Results:
~ 33,555kg diverted from the landfill.
~ 6453 pumpkins collected
~ 1176 dropped their pumpkins
~ $442.05 was raised and applied to compost collection service at Bruce Oake Recovery Centre. They have diverted over $15,000 kg of organics since July 2022

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Event Venue
CF Polo Park,1485 Portage Ave
Winnipeg,R3G 0W4CA
Event Details
04 November 2023
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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