Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy a holiday (Have a green Halloween):
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recommends several ideas for trick-or-treaters and treat givers this Halloween to add more green to the orange and black holiday.
Instead of having fun make sure that your kid carries the candy in a pillow case (none of those fun plastic pumpkins), make a costume from old clothes (think, hobo), don't use paper plates at your Halloween party (and none of that highly packaged brown and green glass), give away crappy candy (less wrapping) and use public transportation for trick or treating (huh?).
"Most of all," says Roberts (EDF Senior Scientist), "use this holiday to think about your everyday habits and actions to reduce waste 365 days a year. Individual actions can make a huge difference in our future."
In other words, Happy Halloween!
And we hope you enjoy our scary colors (we'll go back to the focus group-tested green and gray on Nov 1).
