New Albany residents can drop off their Halloween pumpkins and gourds for composting at Taylor Farm Park starting Oct. 31.
The dedicated composting bin will be available through Dec. 8 at the park, located at 5526 E. Dublin-Granville Road, according to the city. The park is open dawn to dusk. Residents should use Dublin-Granville Road to enter the park and access the bin.
Painted pumpkins and gourds are accepted. Candles and other non-compostable items must be removed and thrown away at home before drop-off.
The city noted that pumpkins and gourds cannot go out with regular yard waste pickup because they do not decompose like grass clippings or leaves. Residents should also keep pumpkins out of the city's regular food-waste compost drop-off bins, which are serviced by GoZERO at four locations around New Albany.
The program is returning to Taylor Farm Park for a second year. The city collected 33.71 tons of pumpkins for composting in 2025, according to January 2026 Sustainability Advisory Board minutes. The Sustainability Advisory Board also discussed a potential city-wide curbside compost pilot program in partnership with the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio at that meeting.
New Albany operates year-round food-waste composting drop-off sites at the Public Service Building on Bevelhymer Road, Village Hall, the Temple Beth Shalom/All Saints Episcopal Church parking lot on Johnstown Road and Taylor Farm Park, according to the city's recycling page. Those bins, serviced weekly by GoZERO, are for registered food-waste composting only and should not be used for whole pumpkins and gourds.
Upcoming community dates:
- Oct. 31 – Dec. 7: Pumpkin and gourd composting bin open at Taylor Farm Park, dawn to dusk
