Comments on: 8 Ways to Green Your Halloween http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DenzelWNaf http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-33866 DenzelWNaf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:30:57 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-33866 Good afternoon, Did you have a happy Halowen? !! Good afternoon, Did you have a happy Halowen? !!

]]> By: Daily Sustainable: Wednesday ~ Green Halloween | Sostane Blog http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-24917 Daily Sustainable: Wednesday ~ Green Halloween | Sostane Blog Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:53:44 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-24917 [...] 8 Ways to Green Your Halloween, Earth 911 Simple items that I know I need to do! Going to go after those leaves in the driveway today. [...] [...] 8 Ways to Green Your Halloween, Earth 911 Simple items that I know I need to do! Going to go after those leaves in the driveway today. [...]

]]> By: Sovanny http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-20120 Sovanny Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:19:48 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-20120 Actually, I get all my son's costumes from goodwill. When we're done, we donate it back! The easiest way to find "recycled" costumes! Actually, I get all my son’s costumes from goodwill. When we’re done, we donate it back! The easiest way to find “recycled” costumes!

]]> By: Madelyn Mateo http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-19902 Madelyn Mateo Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:59:09 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-19902 For Clothing and Costumes: You can go to Rag Trade Happy Clothing Company http://www.myspace.com/ragtradeco NE 2nd Avenue and 46 Street I am sure you will find something creative and you will be contributing to recycling of clothes with fashion and local Green Businesses For Clothing and Costumes:

You can go to

Rag Trade Happy Clothing Company
http://www.myspace.com/ragtradeco
NE 2nd Avenue and 46 Street

I am sure you will find something creative
and you will be contributing to recycling of
clothes with fashion and local Green Businesses

]]> By: Jennifer Berry http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-19831 Jennifer Berry Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:09:15 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-19831 Hi Ciara, Although we were unable to locate recycled costumes available in the mainstream market, there are a number of options for you to make creative costumes out of recycled materials, whether it's an old cardboard box or a dress you don't wear that often. Our <a href="http://earth911.com/blog/2008/10/27/costume-crunch/" rel="nofollow">Costume Crunch</a> article gives some helpful tips on that thread. Also, here is another tip article, <a href="http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/24/8-ways-to-green-your-trick-or-treating/" rel="nofollow">8 Ways to Green Your Trick-Or-Treating</a>, which could provide some more insight as well. Happy Halloween! Hi Ciara,

Although we were unable to locate recycled costumes available in the mainstream market, there are a number of options for you to make creative costumes out of recycled materials, whether it’s an old cardboard box or a dress you don’t wear that often. Our Costume Crunch article gives some helpful tips on that thread.

Also, here is another tip article, 8 Ways to Green Your Trick-Or-Treating, which could provide some more insight as well. Happy Halloween!

]]> By: Jennifer Almeida http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-19821 Jennifer Almeida Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:54:33 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-19821 What I'd really like the residents of my town to know about a green holiday is that they should compost - rather than trash - their pumkin guts, the newspapers used to line the surface while carving, and the old jack-o-lantern after the holida. Those things are HEAVY. Assuming half the town carves one jack-o-lantern, and that the average weight is 10 lbs (both conservative estimates, I believe) we'd keep 63,000 pounds out of the incinerator and avoid tip fees on those pumpkins, which would instead get reused as compost! What I’d really like the residents of my town to know about a green holiday is that they should compost – rather than trash – their pumkin guts, the newspapers used to line the surface while carving, and the old jack-o-lantern after the holida. Those things are HEAVY. Assuming half the town carves one jack-o-lantern, and that the average weight is 10 lbs (both conservative estimates, I believe) we’d keep 63,000 pounds out of the incinerator and avoid tip fees on those pumpkins, which would instead get reused as compost!

]]> By: Ciara http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-19805 Ciara Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:57:37 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-19805 Are there any recycled costumes? Are there any recycled costumes?

]]> By: Ciara http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/27/8-ways-to-green-your-halloween/comment-page-1/#comment-19804 Ciara Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:48:25 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=6483#comment-19804 Do u have any MORE ideas that u acn post? Do u have any MORE ideas that u acn post?

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