Trick or Treat? Tips for a Susty Spooky Season

198: From costumes to chocolate... Halloween is an easy time to trip up on our conscious consumerism. We're discussing some quick tips to keep your waste and impulse purchases this time of year, and also exploring some heavier ethical issues surrounding seasonal consumerism. We discuss costumes, decor, chocolate's dark history of child slavery, palm oil ... a quickie episode jam-packed for whatever your sustainable spooky season looks like. Articles: Cocoa’s child laborers (Washington Post) Supreme Court says chocolate companies cannot be sued over child slavery on African cocoa farms (Washington Post) Palm oil is destroying rainforests. But try going a day without it. (National Geographic) Thanks to our sponsors! Aspiration.com/ECOCHIC DameProducts.com - use code ECOCHIC for 15% off site wide Find me online - @ecochicpodcast on Instagram + @lauraediez on Tiktok. Email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The eco-conscious lifestyle podcast. Each week, Laura Diez is diving into sustainability and practical climate science. This podcast explores fashion, environmental justice, food, conscious consumerism... just about everything in our lives is tied to the environment. Guests include female founders, clean beauty experts, climate scientists, political experts, and many more. Laura is a sustainability professional with her M.S. in Climate Science and Solutions, who happens to also love speaking to other women about environmentally conscious brands, social activism, and balanced, plant-based living. This show aims to feel like hanging out with your cool, smart girlfriends: educational, approachable, and encouraging you to do what works for you. Sustainability is a good look. Email at: [email protected] and follow on Instagram @ecochicpodcast