4 Stress-Free Ways to Go Green This Halloween

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Halloween should be green. From the candy to the costumes to the plastic scary stuff all over lawns, there are plenty of things needing greening.

Here are four cool quick ideas for a green Halloween.

1. Recycle old costumes or plastic scary things you leave on your lawn from years past. That should have been done anyway. If you don't need to go out and buy something why should you? That reduces consumption.

2. Use eco-friendly face paints. Your local health food store or chain like Whole Foods or Mrs. Greens ought to have something for you.

3. Give away wholesome treats. My kids love Halloween for the sugar rush, so at least make it organic or fair trade. Or give something a bit healthier; then you really are giving a treat, not a trick for parents to deal with later.

4. Use LED Halloween lights. LEDs are much more efficient than incandescent bulbs and will reduce your expenses for this holiday in the long run. LEDs last a lot longer than CFL or regular bulbs, so you can light up your home and not scare yourself with the electric bill later in November.

--This is a guest post by Seth Leitman, who blogs at Green Living Guy and is editor of the TAB Green Guru Guides, which include:

1.Green Lighting by Brian Clark Howard, William J. Brinsky and Seth Leitman
2. Solar Power For Your Home by David Findley
3. Renewable Energies For Your Home by Russell Gehrke
4. Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits by David Findley
5. Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman and Bob Brant
6. Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel
7. Build Your Own Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman
8. Geothermal HVAC

Also by Seth Leitman: Cash for Clunkers Money Should Go to Plug-In Hybrid Conversions
Dispelling Four Myths About Electric Motorcycles

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