<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0JSmf1_1GtP6Vx200" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0JSmf1_1GtP6Vx200" width="724" height="404" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0dlBb0_1GtP6Vx200" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0dlBb0_1GtP6Vx200" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure><p>SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The city of Springfield and Evans Recycling held the sixth annual pumpkin smash in downtown Springfield Saturday.</p><p>The event occurs the first Saturday of every November. The event is hosted to teach people that pumpkins can be composted instead of thrown in the trash.</p><p>"It's better for the environment,” Kristina LoRusso, the Springfield waste and recycling division manager said. “You're not just tossing away into the landfill. It gets thrown into the compost, like I said. And it gets reused. It's broken down. It's just another form of recycling."</p><p>LoRusso said the materials go to animals and Evans Recycling. They smashed over 100 pumpkins and had a steady flow of people — from children to adults — helping the environment.</p></div></body>

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The city of Springfield and Evans Recycling held the sixth annual pumpkin smash in downtown Springfield Saturday. The event occurs the first Saturday of every November. The event is hosted to teach people that pumpkins can be composted instead of thrown in the trash. "It's better...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The city of Springfield and Evans Recycling held the sixth annual pumpkin smash in downtown Springfield Saturday. The event

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