𝙷𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 The scariest thing about Halloween is the amount of waste we produce on this day. Here is some food for thought: 𝙲𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚜 The biggest carbon footprint from Halloween comes from the millions of poor-quality, fast fashion costumes that are mass-produced every year. Most are made from unsustainable materials such as polyester and conventional cotton and are manufactured in countries that have poor labor standards such as China. Worst of all, many often don’t last more than a day before landing in landfill. 🔮Try constructing your own unique costume using creativity and op shop finds. ✨ 𝙳𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 Plastic pumpkins and other disposable decorations may provide fun for the day but will take hundreds of years to degrade. 🔮 Opt for natural materials like real pumpkins and use your creativity to inspire your own decorations. ✨ 𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚜 Individually wrapped plastic treats make me cringe. Not to mention some of the biggest candy manufacturers in the world including Cadbury, Nestlé, Hershey’s, and Mars have a huge impact on the environment. They massively contribute to deforestation and species extinction due to their demand for sugar, PALM OIL, and cocoa beans (which are not fair trade.) 🔮 So why not avoid all those individually-wrapped lollies, and make some sweet treats yourself? ✨ Just do what you can and together we will make a difference ~ being aware and working towards a green Halloween is a great start. Image ✧ One of my favourite shoots by Tim Walker Words ✧ Angela Loomes x #Halloween #GreenHalloween #BeTheChange #LoomesAction (at The Dead Sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4R1H9hpC51/?igshid=1hv4y9qc6b8fz