This Halloween, Severn Trent Green Power plans to turn about 100,000 used pumpkins into renewable energy at its sites across the Midlands, Home Counties, South Wales, and the South West.
Through a process called anaerobic digestion, the pumpkins will be broken down to create biogas, which can then be turned into clean energy.
The leftover material, called digestate, will be used as fertiliser on local farms to help grow new crops.
Andrew Simm, Operations Director at Severn Trent Green Power, said: “We’d encourage everyone to recycle their unwanted pumpkins to prevent them from going to a less sustainable disposal fate.
“Don’t forget to check with your local council to find out what its arrangements
are for collecting leftover pumpkins as sometimes they’re picked up alongside your food waste caddy.”
