Let's talk Halloween Hyperconsumption.

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It’s Spooky Season! By this time of the year, it’s nonstop shop-til-we-drop for the latest holiday decor, snacks, costumes, and novelty items, right? But maybe it's time we consider the long-term effects of our Halloween habits. Let’s take a closer look at our obsession with Halloween hauls and single use trinkets that make up Halloween hyperconsumption.

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🔍 Resources mentioned:
National Retail Federation Halloween Consumer Trends: https://nrf.com/blog/consumer-trends-...
Terrifying Trash – Halloween Costume Waste in the US: https://www.rts.com/blog/terrifying-t...
The Scariest Thing About Halloween Costumes is Their Environmental Impact: https://www.thecommons.earth/blog/the...
Big money: Americans spend $500M on Halloween costumes for pets: https://www.mystateline.com/news/big-...
Reusing or repurposing Halloween costumes is an environmentally friendly way to go: https://www.wapt.com/article/reusing-...
The Amount of Plastic That Ends Up in Landfills Every Halloween is Spooky: https://www.returnpolymers.com/blog/2...
Are Halloween pumpkins a problem for the planet? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/1...
Should we ‘Cancel’ Halloween to save the planet? https://www.trees.com/should-we-cance...
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Time Stamps:

00:00 halloween hyperconsumption
03:33 turning our planet into a graveyard
06:13 microtrends galore
09:52 your brain is tricking you
11:26 we need to stop




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