Frugal Friends Podcast Deinfluencing Halloween: Costumes, Candy, & Crazy Overconsumption
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Oct 3, 2025 Halloween has become a battleground for trends, with social media pushing shopping as early as July. The hosts tackle the environmental impact of wasted costumes and candy, highlighting thrifted options and community sharing to reduce consumption. They delve into 90s nostalgia in decor and critique extravagant lawn displays, emphasizing the hidden costs involved. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their Halloween choices, swap ideas, and embrace creativity over mass consumption, all while reminiscing about their favorite Halloween memories.
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Holiday Season Starts Earlier
- Social media has pushed Halloween shopping earlier and expanded the season beyond one day.
- That expansion increases consumption and waste as creators promote content months in advance.
Huge Environmental Cost Of Halloween
- Halloween generates enormous plastic waste from costumes, decor, and packaging each year.
- Much of that waste is non-recyclable and contributes to landfill costs paid by consumers and cities.
Reuse Costumes First
- Thrift, reuse, and share costumes instead of buying new single-use polyester outfits.
- Borrow or find costumes on Facebook Marketplace to avoid contributing to non-recyclable waste.
