End Halloween single use goods - a commercial racket that literally costs the Earth! - The plague of single use plastics and Pumpkins

 

Time for us to bin this wasteful commercial orgy?

As Halloween approaches, another seasonal consumptive orgy of single use plastic and Pumpkins will soon be on us again.

In a world where some are fanatically obsessed with saving the planet, it is somewhat strange that the Eco-Warriors of the nation are not more vocal about reducing the avoidable waste generated by the commercial farce that has taken over Halloween. 

I don't see Just Stop Oil throwing paint over shops that sell Halloween tat? Not that I am suggesting they break the law, but it would be the sort of protest that they might decide fits their agenda, given that most of the Halloween tat produced is made in China from oil?

Or why the Extinction Rebellion hordes do not 'react' to the mostly wasteful seasonal Pumpkin trade? They are not blockading Greengrocers - where is Emma Thompson and her wooden cutlery when you need her?

Ian Dury wrote 'what a waste' 

- this picture is life, surely imitating art

This recently heavily commercialised 'celebration' of Halloween generates tones of plastic crap that is only used once and discarded. 

Farmers are due to demand, having to grow acres of Pumpkins which are in the main, sold to be carved into lanterns and then landfilled, not eaten. 

The tragedy is that fields that could grow crops for bio fuels or human consumption are earmarked for an almost 'straight to landfill' but profitable crop.

The Christmas Secret Santa con is another opportunity for retailers to source from places like China, limited life or single use plastic crap which no-one really wants which is then foisted onto people who are likely to bin it often without using it.

If we are so concerned about the planet, this is a good place to start some positive action by curtailing this commercialised nonsense.