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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

This week on our longrunning, ongoing “Walk the Talk Show” podcast and video series, with awards and millions of views over the years…

Waylon shares a wish for our sweet, sweet (endangered) place in the solar system:

Imagine if we could celebrate Halloween without trashing our planet and teaching our children that it’s okay to do so.

Watch the video:

“ I’m all about dressing up. I’m all about community. I’m all about playing with kids. So, I want to do something that is fun. And I want to do something that is not a 1,000 plastic wrappers, because that is just a group of parents and society teaching children through our actions, and our behavior, and our purchasing power, and our generosity, that plastic, can be fun and that it’s normal. That it’s okay. And I don’t think it is fun, normal, or okay. So I want to do something fun and normalize being eco-responsible in a fun way.” ~ Waylon H. Lewis

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“I don’t wanna spend a thousand dollars buying a thousand individually wrapped little Snickers bars that become trash and are just awful for our children. So what can we do that is maybe still awful in a fun way, but at least isn’t plastic and maybe is a little bit better for us?” ~ Waylon H. Lewis

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More Elephant Journal articles with context to the conversation:

>> Say No to Plastic with the S.T.O.P. Technique.

>> Elephant’s Favorite Personal Weird Little Avoid-Plastic Tips.

>> This New York Times article on plastic blew my mind.

>> Turnips, not Pumpkins: how to revive the True Spirit of Halloween.

>> 10 Mysterious Facts surrounding the Origins of Halloween.

>> Are you a Halloween Fanatic? Thank the Irish. (Origins & Traditions of Halloween.)

>> Hallowtide: a Time to Let go of the Past & Finally Move On.

>> Spiritual Halloween Costumes.

>> Feminist Halloween Costumes for (Men and) Women.

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