Trick or Trash? How to be Sustainable on Halloween

Halloween is an exciting day for many of us. It’s the only day we can all dress up as our favourite characters without being judged! There are the crazy costumes, masks, all the decorations and of course the free for all candy for those of you who go out trick or treating. Unfortunately, it is also a day where a lot of waste is accumulated. So, I decided it’d be great to write an entry on the many possible ways to be sustainable on Halloween!

There are many ways where you can be sustainable from the costumes you wear, to the decorations and the even the bags for trick or treating. I’ll share a few links that go into detail on all these but I’d like to show you how to make quick and easy reusable Halloween bags.

The following instructions will be for a pumpkin style bag:

Gather a plain reusable orange bag, a few pieces of black felt and strong but non- toxic glue. You can also use a needle and thread if you’re good at sewing.

Cut out three pieces of felt in triangles and one in a zigzag or bat shape.

Figure out where they will fit best on the bag before gluing and then attach them to make a pumpkin face. Feel free to play around with the placement!