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minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·10 hours agoIt’s still waste even if the primary purpose is wasteful.
minus-squareDreamButt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·8 hours agoOf all the things to worry about when it comes to waste Halloween doesn’t even scartch the surface for me Still waiting on someone to talk about how fishing nets are 50% of the plastic in our oceans
minus-squareHappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 hours agoHalloween food - no. Halloween plastic decorations, wrapping, costumes… yeah, we can do without
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoIt’s low priority for sure.
minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·10 hours agoIs entertainment wasteful?
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 hours agoIt certainly can be Golf courses come to mind Or cruise ships
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 hours agoPumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agowhat if I burn it for heat afterwards?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoAnything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
minus-squareKecessalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 hours agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoTechnically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 hours agoSometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoSquirrels seem to eat them IIRC
It’s still waste even if the primary purpose is wasteful.
Of all the things to worry about when it comes to waste Halloween doesn’t even scartch the surface for me
Still waiting on someone to talk about how fishing nets are 50% of the plastic in our oceans
Halloween food - no.
Halloween plastic decorations, wrapping, costumes… yeah, we can do without
It’s low priority for sure.
Is entertainment wasteful?
It certainly can be
Golf courses come to mind
Or cruise ships
Pumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.
what if I burn it for heat afterwards?
Anything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
And people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
Technically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
Frequently, yes.
Sometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though
Squirrels seem to eat them IIRC