Meridian Waste North Carolina LLC celebrated fall with their annual Charity Pumpkin Patch, with 577 guests from the surrounding areas of Wake and Johnston Counties on October 5. The festival was held at the site of the Company’s Shotwell Environmental Park. This year’s event featured new attractions, including a petting zoo and pumpkin-themed skills games, as well as customer favorites including pumpkin painting, lawn games, an inflatable slide, bubble station, photo booth and free BBQ lunch. The signature Meridian Waste Touch-A-Truck display was available for attendees to touch the trucks and heavy machinery used in the environmental services industry. The main attraction was the Charity Pumpkin Patch encouraging guests to pick a pumpkin accompanied by a charitable donation, which Meridian Waste was proud to match. Given the devastation felt by the victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, this year’s charitable donation recipient is the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.