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Americans will spend an average of $115 on Halloween this year
NPR · 1:08
16,496 views · 1,330 likes · Oct 26, 2026
Prices are high this Halloween — between candy, decorations and costumes, the National Retail Federation finds Americans will spend an average of about $115 on Halloween this year. But what’s scary is how fast they'll haunt a landfill.
"We're spending billions on something we wear for one night and creating all of this waste," says Lexy Silverstein, a sustainable fashion advocate in California. "…
Prices are high this Halloween — between candy, decorations and costumes, the National Retail Federation finds Americans will spend an average of about $115 on Halloween this year. But what’s scary is how fast they'll haunt a landfill.
"We're spending billions on something we wear for one night and creating all of this waste," says Lexy Silverstein, a sustainable fashion advocate in California. "…
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