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Thursday, October 27, 2011

We’re all about recycling here at Whole Earth Packaging. And we’re about to get inundated with stuff to recycle.

What?

We’re talking about Halloween candy. Once the holiday is over, your kids will be on a sugar high for what feels like days. Then Thanksgiving rolls around, and you still have more candy than you know what to do with. It could be simple to throw all that candy in the trash… but that’s not really eco-friendly, is it? Here are some ways to recycle your Halloween candy.

• Make some tasty desserts for holiday gatherings. You could cut a few bananas in half, insert a wooden craft stick to create a popsicle, and freeze the bananas and a few peanut butter cups for two hours. Dip the banana popsicles in melted chocolate, and coat them with the chopped up frozen peanut butter cups. Put them back into the freezer until they’re hard. (You can try other kinds of candy, too!)
• Decorate a gingerbread house. Talk about upcycling! M&Ms, Skittles, Starbursts, peppermints, and candy bars are all great for this.
• Donate the candy. Put your kids in the giving spirit by donating to various organizations. You can find them on the internet or by contacting a local volunteer group.
• Got a birthday coming up? Use the candy to fill birthday party goody bags, and give some out as game prizes. They’re even good for filling piñatas.

Enjoy Halloween… and don’t eat too much!



by: Whole Earth Packaging

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