If you’re ready to swap out your outdoor decor, there’s a proper way to do your punkin chunkin. Lots of haybales and pumpkins are sold for decoration and can’t go into storage like many reusable items. While it’s tempting to toss them in the trash, they need to be disposed of in the yard waste bin, says The Springfield Environmental Services.

If you need to find a place to dispose of your items properly, click here for when and where to drop off your pumpkins and other organic decorations.