Durham: City lists November pumpkin compost drop-offs

Confirmed

• The City of Durham's 2026 Pumpkin Drop page says residents can drop off whole or carved pumpkins and squash for composting throughout November.Confirmed by City of Durham 2026 Pumpkin Drop page
• That page lists special drop-offs from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 at The Home Depot, 3701 Mt. Moriah Road, and The Home Depot, 1700 N. Pointe Drive, in the parking lots.Confirmed by City of Durham 2026 Pumpkin Drop page
• CBS 17, posting Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, printed the same 8 a.m. to noon window, the same two dates, and those same two street addresses. The station described the dates as four pop-up events and named the City of Durham Environmental and Street Services Department.Confirmed by CBS 17 only for "four pop-up events" and the department name; addresses and clocks also on the city page
• The city page says it can accept only unpainted pumpkins and squash, and asks people to remove candles, glitter, paint, googly eyes, and any other decorations.Confirmed by City of Durham 2026 Pumpkin Drop page
• CBS 17 wrote that staff will load the gourds into city trucks. The city page we read does not print that loading line.Confirmed by CBS 17 only
• The city page says paying yard-waste customers may put pumpkins in their carts throughout November, with pickup on the normal collection day.Confirmed by City of Durham 2026 Pumpkin Drop page
• CBS 17 independently wrote that curbside yard-waste subscribers can place pumpkins in brown yard-waste carts during November. The city page does not use the word "brown."Confirmed by CBS 17 for "brown"; cart option also on the city page
• The city page lists two free food-waste stations open 24 hours, at the City Hall loading dock and at Southern Boundaries Park, and says the free CompostHere app is required to open them.Confirmed by City of Durham 2026 Pumpkin Drop page
• The city page also lists free drop-off at the Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, 2115 E. Club Boulevard, during the center's regular business hours.Confirmed by City of Durham 2026 Pumpkin Drop page
• CBS 17 mentioned free city food-waste stations and a no-charge drop at the City Waste Disposal and Recycling Center. It did not print the Club Boulevard address, the two station sites, or the CompostHere app.Confirmed by CBS 17 only
• CBS 17 wrote that a media window from 8 to 10 a.m. Nov. 7 at the North Durham Home Depot will include Casey Harris-Pratt, the city's assistant director for solid waste operations, and Super Can, the department mascot. The city page we read does not list that window.Confirmed by CBS 17 only