Get creative while using less plastic and saving money this Halloween. Check out these ideas from Franklin County Solid Waste:
- Reuse costumes or borrow items from a friend. 92 million tons of textile waste are discarded globally each year, let's use what we have!
- Use cardboard to DIY spooky decorations, no need to buy new plastic decor.
- Use a bag or basket for trick-or-treating!
- Compost, eat, or donate your carved pumpkins to a farm. Livestock love to snack on pumpkins as a treat—no chemically treated or painted pumpkins please! 21% of waste generated is from food, let's not send our pumpkins to the landfill.
Farms accepting pumpkin donations: (until November 27th)
- Brenneman and Bucks Farm- 2820 Bald Knob Rd
- Lopez Land Farm- 2400 Bridgeport-Benson Rd
- Bluegrass Bounty Farm- 875 S Benson Rd
Sources:
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials
https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/blog/5-top-tricks-and-treats-for-a-plastic-free-halloween/