Sustainability Tip: Let’s Stay Sustainable This Halloween
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A Message from Estevan Baza, Operations Manager, Energy Conservation
Halloween is a festive holiday, where you get the chance to dress up in costumes and have an excuse to eat sweets and treats. But, it’s also a holiday that can work against your sustainability efforts of reducing waste and saving money.
Here are a few tips that will help you be spooky and sustainable on All Hallows’ Eve:
- Rent, recycle or reuse costumes: Costumes can be expensive, are often not sustainably made and you are likely not to use it again. Instead of purchasing a brand new costume, try buying/renting/trading a used costume or making a costume from old clothes or abandoned household items. For an example of an online company that sells/rents used costumes, click here.
- Paint your pumpkin and eat it too: Instead of carving your pumpkin and losing your chance to use the flesh later for yummy recipes — like pumpkin pie, muffins or bread — paint it! Painting gives you more artistic freedom, preserves the pumpkin longer and is safer for children to participate in. Lower your emissions by purchasing locally grown pumpkins.
- Buy only enough: As tempting as it may be to take advantage of candy sales and decorations, don’t go overboard. Leftover candy will end up going to waste.
With these tips in mind, I hope you have a happy and enjoyable Halloween.
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