happy halloween from the earthpure team!

My favorite thing about Halloween is the creativity that it evokes in all of us. I am in the middle of planning my costume for this year, and I can’t wait to decorate a pumpkin! One sad thing about Halloween is the fact that most of our creative Halloween decorations, costumes, and candy wrappers end up in the trash. With the creative nature of Halloween, why not come up with creative ways to make it a more sustainable holiday?

At earthpure organics™ I went around and asked everyone for ideas on how to make Halloween more green. Here is what we came up with:

1. Handout candy that isn’t artificially sweetened and chocolate that is Fair Trade.

2. Take the focus away from candy and get kids involved with making their own costume from recycled materials.

3. Decorate your house with hanging ghosts made from old bed sheets.

4. Make your own Trick or Treat bags instead of buying the plastic pumpkin carriers that everyone uses once and then tosses the next day.

5. Buy decorations that can be used all fall. Instead of using only Halloween themed decorations, use things like pumpkins, leaves, and scarecrows that can be used up to thanksgiving.

6. Buy pumpkins that are grown locally.

7. Compost you pumpkins when you are finished displaying them.

8. Dry out pumpkin seeds and use them in bird feeders.

9. If you have young children that trick or treat earlier in the evening, use the candy they don’t want to hand it out to other trick or treators that come by your house. Less candy is wasted and you save money on buying less candy!

10. If you throw a Halloween part send out on electronic invitation.

Happy Hallogreen!

audrey - sales