49 Halloween ideas that help save the environment
Americans spend over 7 billion dollars on Halloween, buy 600 million pounds of candy, and send 41 million pounds of waste to the landfills. We can do better.
1. Don't use plastic bag or container for Halloween when going door to door
2. Find Halloween treats that aren't each individually wrapped Read More
3. Recycle candy snack wrappers with a zero waste box from TerraCycle Read More
4. Look for Halloween decorations at the farmers market instead of plastics
5. Use natural candles in your pumpkins
6. Purchase organic pumpkins Read More
7. Sponsor a Halloween costumer swap instead of buying new ones Read More
8. Use non-toxic face paints and makeup for Halloween costumes
9. Choose organic non-GMO halloween candy to give Read More
10. Use non-plastic trick-or-treat Halloween bags and totes for the candy Read More
11. Use solar lighting for your outdoor Halloween displays
12. Use real plates, cups and utensils for your Halloween party
13. Don't hand out gobs of candy - one will suffice Read More
14. Save and reuse the stuff from last year and the year before
15. Purchase costumes and costume material from thrift shops
16. Use edible pumpkins, paint instead of carving and then eat it afterward Read More
17. Compost your left over candy
18. Donate leftover candies Read More
19. Use torn stockings for spider web material
20. Use cardboard boxes for tombstones Read More
21. Before throwing old clothes out think about Halloween
22. Walk your neighborhood instead of traveling elsewhere
23. Purchase Halloween decorations made from recycled materials Read More
24. Use beeswax or soy candles to light up your jack-o-lanterns
25. Recycle candy wrappers into a craft project Read More
26. If you don't eat your jack-o-lantern use a watermelon instead Read More
27. Make Halloween a do-it-yourself project with the kids Read More
28. Give out fair trade candy Read More
29. give out vegan sugar cookies
30. Give out dark chocolates instead of milk chocolates Read More
31. Give out unwrapped treats Read More
32. Opt for small non-plastic gifts at Halloween instead of candy
33. Create an eco-themed costume for Halloween Read More
34. If you don't eat the seeds compost the insides of pumpkins
35. Donate costumes instead of throwing away Read More
36. Instead of trick or treat look for local sustainable Halloween events Read More
37. Use a solar light inside your pumkins
38. Use on line invitations to Halloween parties
39. Make recycling bins prominent and well marked at Halloween parties
40. Bring along a litter bag when trick or treating to police area
41. Reverse trick or treating - hand fair trade chocolates to people at the door Read More
42. Have organic and colorful menu for Halloween
43. Throw a green Halloween party
44. Have vegan treats for Halloween Read More
45. Trick or treat for pennies to support a green cause Read More
46. Put Halloween lighted decorations on a timer
47. If not solar make sure Halloween lighted decorations are LED
48. If using flashlights while trick or treating make them shakable Read More
49. Keep away from Halloween Super Stores and their costumes