Halloween pumpkins scaring the cliffs.

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Maya Nussbaum  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
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sustainable development goal(s): climate action, life below water, life on land
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awarded: Finalist


Following the November Halloween festivities many pumpkins used to decorate homes end up being thrown away. Recently a large amount of Halloween pumpkins were spotted in a beautiful area of Dingli Cliffs close to Rdum ta’ Horrieqa. It is really shocking seeing so many rotten Halloween pumpkins scattered on Dingli. Quoting atlantic.com it is estimated that in United States every year more than one billion pounds of pumpkin is thrown away and left to rot in landfills. In the United Kingdom it is estimated that last November people had thrown away eight million pumpkins. When food waste like pumpkins is left to rot, it produces methane gas which is a dangerous greenhouse gas, more so than carbon dioxide. Surely there are other ways for the disposing of rotten pumpkins? They can be used as food for animals or turned into compost soil for fields and gardens