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Keep Dracula Out of the Landfill

What’s scarier than Dracula, a one-eyed alien or a human size spider? It’s all of those Halloween costumes ending up in a landfill. You can avoid contributing to this horror show by using your creativity.

*Have a Halloween costume swap with friends, neighbors or classmates

*Shop local thrift and donation stores (donate your costume when you’re done)

*Raid your closet

*Upcycle household materials

*Use non-toxic, water based face paint instead of a synthetic mask

*Use recyclables for some old school classics such as

Cardboard Robot - use a large box for the body and a smaller box for the head, covering them in aluminum foil

Scarecrow - wear a flannel shirt, denim jeans and boots, then tuck dried grass or paper strips into your pockets and hat

Ghost - cut eye holes out of an old white sheet

The trick is to have fun putting together your costume. The treat is you will be saving yourself money and reducing waste and emissions. Happy Halloween!