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Home   »  Take Action  »  A Happy Green Halloween

A Happy Green Halloween

From costumes to treats to parties, slip some eco-consciousness into the revelry this Halloween -- we bet you’ll find that going green can save you money.

  • Use reusable canvas bags for trick-or-treating this Halloween. Decorate a bags using fabric markers or paints. Or re-use a paper grocery bag with handles – your child can customize it with with ghosts and ghouls galore.
  • For lots of kids -- and many adults -- dressing up is at least half the fun. Arrange a costume swap with friends and neighbors, buy second-hand costumes, or get costume raw materials at a thrift store and get creative.

  • Center for Environmental Health recommends avoiding vinyl masks and plastic/vinyl teeth. No need for poisonous plastics -- Halloween in scary enough as is.

The links below provide a variety of great ideas for trick-or-treating, parties and crafts that will keep the focus on fun:

  • About.com's simple tips for greening your Halloween
  • Green Halloween: healthier and more earth-friendly holidays
  • Ecofabulous: Guide to a Chic and Green Halloween and
  • National Costume Swap Day

Halloween Costume Swap at Oxford Elementary School, Berkeley, CA

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