The real fright of Halloween costumes and decorations? The environmental cost of these holiday purchases #GlobalWarming #ClimateAction #EnvironmentNews #Pollution #CanadaClimateAction

The real fright of Halloween costumes and decorations? The environmental cost of these holiday purchases #GlobalWarming #ClimateAction #EnvironmentNews #Pollution #CanadaClimateAction

While the holidays are usually for spreading kindness and cheer, many are also spreading waste and filling the landfills. As the City of Toronto struggles to deal with wastefulness, Christmas and Halloween decorations and costumes add to the problem. “It’s a huge concern … and not just during the holidays,” said Assistant Prof. Simon Appolloni from School of Environment at the University of Toronto (U of T).   Assistant Prof. Simon Appolloni fr…