The Great Pumpkin Rescue Kansas City

Help us save the pumpkins from the landfill and feed the soil! Did you know 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins go to the landfills every year?

On November 4, 2023 from 10am-2pm pumpkins will be collected at these Rescue Locations:

  • Ivanhoe Community Garden at east 37th Street & Woodland Ave., KC MO 
  • Corinth Shopping Center at Mission Rd &, W 83rd St, Prairie Village, KS
  • John Knox Village at 520 NW Murray Road, Lees Summit, MO
  • Platte Landing Park at 300 Main St., Parkville MO
  • KC Can Warehouse at 3119 Terrace St, Kansas City, MO

There is a $3 fee for the first 2 pumpkins and $1 for each pumpkin after that.

For more information check the KC Can Compost Website or call 1-816-912-3286