How to celebrate Halloween in zero waste style? How to organize an eco-friendly party & create your costume from what you have in your wardrobe? Here you will find tips, tricks & inspirations.
zero waste Halloween party
plan in advance
Being prepared helps you to avoid unwanted waste & you can try to predict any problems that can occur at the party. Think about how you will manage garbage (for example well described trash bins for recycling ), what you will do with leftover food (maybe give it out to the guests or try to prepare only the amount that will be eaten at the party)
prepare food & drinks instead of buying
By cooking whole foods you will have full control over the ingredients, it will help you to prepare healthy, vegan snacks & it will minimise packaging waste. If you don’t like to cook or if it’s too much work you can ask your guests to bring something with them.
on how to serve your meals
You should use reusable plates & cutlery (probably the ones that you use daily). If you choose dry snacks, the number of used dishes will be lower. You won’t have as much cleaning to do & probably it will save some water.
If you want to decorate the area of the party without creating more waste use what you have, for additional eco-friendly value choose biodegradable options. If you have a theme for the party work with the colours, of this theme. It will give you more choices.
zero waste Halloween costumes
check your wardrobe
Once again start with what you own. If you have a theme use its potential to get inspired, a good practice is to choose one clothing piece as a base of your costume and build it up on that.
If you’re lucking an important piece of costume see if you can borrow it, if not try buying it second-hand & think about how can you repurpose it later (in daily life or at another event).
accessorise
DIY accessories for your Halloween costume using old cardboard or other things that would go to waste otherwise.
Make-up can make miracles, it can transform a plain black outfit into the full-on costume of a vampire, zombie or cat. Options are endless.
inspirations for zero-waste Halloween costume
Get inspired by famous people, old decades or pop culture. This will make it easier to find relevant outfits in your wardrobe because most of the time these costumes will be based on normal clothing but paired in a recognizable way.
The most important is that you chill & have fun. You don’t need to be perfect. Prepare what you can but on the day of the party remember that you did everything you could & don’t stress out about every trash piece and a little mistake.
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