The Environmental Impact of Halloween

The scariest thing about Halloween is its effect on the environment. Have you ever wondered what is the environmental cost of Halloween? despite being a date that many people celebrate it's also one of the most polluted days of the year. 

Millions of people dressed themselves up for October 31st only for one night. This shows a large number of objects like candy wrappers, costumes, and plastic decoration material that ended up in the landfill after being used for just one night all this non-reusable plastic ends up harming our planet. The demand for costumes and a large number of candy wrappers increases as more people celebrate Halloween every year. Wasting of all that material made of plastic is alarming for our nature. According to a research study determined that the 7 million costumes that ended up in the trash are equivalent to 83 million plastic bottles almost 2.6 billion dollars are spent on this occasion almost. Can you imagine the number of costumes and candy wrappers that end up in the landfill every year? We can run a celebration without compromising our planet do not buy single-use plastic items reduce the indiscriminate purchase of suites reuse decoration from previous years build your own wardrobe with items from your home recycle items if you can't reuse them. Let's think about other celebrations and important dates we could make small changes that have a positive impact on the planet. According to an estimation, more than 30 million people in the UK dressed up for Halloween last year, spending a total of 500 million pounds on costumes. Roughly 7 million Halloween costumes ended up as plastic waste. Piles of plastic waste every year after Halloween.

If you want to celebrate an eco-friendly Halloween you can take personal action to avoid buying new plastic and still dress up for Halloween, buying from charity shops or re-using your old costumes to create outfits, or making their own from non-plastic materials. We know that for many children this is a fun occasion but it can also be a perfect one to teach them to be more environmentally conscious.