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The environmental and economic price of spooky season
Halloween's environmental footprint is under scrutiny, with commentary highlighting the waste and cost generated by the holiday. Single-use costumes, plastic decorations, discarded pumpkins and excess candy packaging all add up to significant landfill waste and consumer spending each October, prompting calls for more sustainable ways to celebrate the season.
Why now: Halloween season prompts recurring discussion of the holiday's waste and consumer costs
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- The environmental and economic price of spooky season · The Brown and White
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