IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Iowa City are reminding residents to compost their fall pumpkins and leftover Halloween jack-o-lanterns instead of trashing them. To do this, residents are asked to put pumpkins with yard waste collection, which is composted.

Officials say to compost, remove any candles or lights from inside pumpkins and place them in the organics container, or in a brown paper yard waste bag. Then set it at the curb for normal collection. Residents are limited to 50 pounds per cart or bag.

Residents who do not receive curbside services can take pumpkins at no cost to the City’s compost facility located at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center.