How sustainable choices can maximise Halloween fun and mitigate environmental harm

We throw away enough plastic and pumpkins every year to fill Croke Park — damage that persists long beyond autumn

We throw away enough plastic and pumpkins every year to fill Croke Park — damage that persists long beyond autumn

A couple of ghouls on the front porch, two or three pumpkins on the windowsill, and twin witches in the garden are great fun, but Halloween’s leftovers are a horror story for the planet.

Hans Zomer, CEO of Global Action Plan — an environmental organisation that encourages the individual to nurture change — says Halloween is a great feast, but we need to rethink how we celebrate it.