Scariest thing about Halloween is plastic waste, say charities

Equivalent of 83m plastic bottles in often throwaway outfits sold by leading retailers

An estimated 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste - equivalent to 83m bottles - will be generated from throwaway Halloween clothing sold by leading retailers in the UK this year research suggests.

An investigation by Hubbub, an environmental charity, into the seasonal outfits available from 19 supermarkets and retailers - including Aldi, Argos, Asos, Amazon, Boden, John Lewis, M&S, Next, and Tesco - found that 83% of the material used was polluting oil-based plastic likely to end up in landfill.