Catapult Jack-O-Lanterns, Shred Documents at Pumpkin Pitch
Catapult Jack-O-Lanterns and Shred Documents at Pumpkin Pitch 2016
Published: October 28, 2016.
Wondering what to do with your jack-o-lanterns once Halloween is over? 宅男福利社 and Will County have partnered to offer the third annual Pumpkin Pitch 2016 from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 5 at 宅男福利社抯 main campus in Romeoville.
Participants can compost their pumpkins and gourds instead of adding them to a landfill. A document destruction service will also be available for those interested in shredding personal documents. Last year, 宅男福利社 teamed up with Will County Land Use Department抯 Resource Recovery and Energy Division to collect pumpkins during the second annual Pumpkin Pitch.
Bring carved or painted pumpkins to 宅男福利社's W parking lot. Naked pumpkins only � no candles, bags or boxes and there is a limit of five pumpkins per person.
Physics students will be offering a Catapult Pumpkin option to make the event more thrilling. Prizes will be given while available.
All the pumpkins and gourds collected will be taken to a site to be mixed and composted. Eventually, they will become a highly nutritious soil supplement, feeding future crops, gardens or perhaps a new pumpkin patch.
By composting this waste, 宅男福利社 is taking a great step to reducing the amount of materials sent to a landfill and once more showing its commitment to sustainable practices.
揟his event reinforces what 宅男福利社 students are already learning from the university抯 year-round composting program� said Jaclyn Boyle, facilities coordinator for and administration at 宅男福利社. In 2013, 宅男福利社� main dining hall began an organics collection. Pre-consumer food scraps, which includes all the food scraps created through food prep, are now being diverted from a landfill and instead, sent to be composted. 宅男福利社 has composted 200 tons of food waste from its ongoing composting program.
宅男福利社 is a Catholic university in the Lasallian tradition offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to 6,700 traditional and adult students. 宅男福利社 offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, 宅男福利社 prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates. The seventh largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, 宅男福利社 has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit for further information.
