Tag: Reuse

Have a Happy Sustainable Halloween

Bran Castle in Romania.
Bran Castle in Romania.
Dracula (first edition cover), Bram Stoker's v...
Dracula (first edition cover), Bram Stoker’s vampiric novel, a reference for gaslight fantasy literature. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bran Castle by some accounts is where the Hollywood version of Dracula was born.  A novel written in 1897 by Bram Stoker created an infamous legend about Count Dracula based on a real Prince Vlad Tepes (1431-1476).  I visited this castle in Transylvania a month ago.

Will Dracula be visiting you on Halloween? I love the creative costumes that come to my door. The best are the imaginative creations made from the reuse of old clothes and what you have around the house.  Remember to reuse, eliminate plastic, and recycle.

What types of sustainable healthy treats have you passed out?

Below are some terrific ideas for a healthy sustainable Halloween:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/30/green-halloween/3318561/

http://sustainablefortbragg.com/2013/10/11/steps-to-a-spooky-and-sustainable-halloween/

http://www.sustainablebabysteps.com/green-halloween.html

http://blog.honest.com/green-halloween/#wwftw131030

I Tried to Reuse my Subway Salad Bowl.

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If I have a choice when I travel, I try to eat at real plate restaurants.  As you travel across the USA this not always possible.  Subway is the only place from which I will purchase fast convenience food.  They have fresh food, and most of their packaging is tolerable, except for their plastic salad bowls and ALL the plastic bags they distribute!!  Yesterday, I tried to reuse my washed bowl for my Subway salad.  I thought they would reuse it, but they wouldn’t. Yes, I support good health practices!! But..my reply to them was, “Then, you should be recycling these bowls!”  Subway also should be recycling all the plastic bags they distribute.

We can comment to businesses we patronize that they should do more to recycle, and always choose business that have the best environmental policy.

We collect our recycles as we travel and lug them home to put in our home recycling, and we bring our own reusable dishes for hotel breakfasts.

Recycling in Dubrovnik, Croatia