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What is Green Halloween?
Green Halloween is a non-profit, grassroots community initiative to create healthier and more Earth-friendly holidays, starting with Halloween. It began in the Seattle area in 2007 with backers such as Whole Foods Market and was such a huge success that in 2008, the initiative expanded nation-wide. In cities across the country, volunteer coordinators are turning their city’s Halloween holiday healthy and eco-friendly, but many are also raising money for their own, local nonprofit beneficiaries via the initiative.
What is your definition of “green”?
Although many people associate greenness with sustainability, we believe that no discussion of sustainability is complete without also discussing healthy people and healthy communities. That’s why we’ve developed the 3 G’s of being green. In our book, doing or choosing one is light green, two is green and three is dark green and therefore ideal. But we also recognize that everyone needs to start somewhere and that busy folks are looking for easy and clear ways to make a difference, so our 3 G’s were also developed to help on-the-go people some simple guidelines.
Green = the 3 G’s
- Good for People – Including the people who make, grow or sell the products we consume or use. Also good for us and our families. Healthy treats and treasures fall under this category.
- Good for Planet – Includes making choices that have the least impact on the Earth during the lifespan (beginning to end) of that choice or product.
- Good for the Community – Including making choices and supporting businesses whose business practices and products support the well being of communities such as via monetary contributions to worthy causes.
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(Treat Stop Map available after Oct. 25)
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