Devon’s libraries are joining forces this Halloween to help families swap, share and reuse costumes following a spooktacular response to last year’s scheme.
Halloween is getting a little greener this year as Libraries Unlimited and Recycle Devon expand their popular Halloween Costume Swap initiative to 22 libraries across Devon.
Last year, more than 180 Halloween costumes were donated across 14 libraries, helping hundreds of families find a pre-loved outfit. Following that success, the scheme is getting bigger this year, giving even more families the chance to find a Halloween costume without buying new ones. People are invited to bring along outgrown or unwanted Halloween costumes and accessories in good, clean and wearable condition, which can then be given a new lease of life by other children.
If you’re looking for a costume, you can simply come along and browse the swap rail. There’s no requirement to donate a costume to take part, and costumes are free to take home.
Halloween costumes can have a surprisingly frightening environmental impact. Research from Hubbub and the Fairyland Trust has found that Halloween costumes generate more than 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year, that’s the equivalent to 83 million plastic bottles.
With many costumes only worn once, swapping provides a simple way to keep them in use for longer, helping us to reduce waste and avoid buying something new every year.
The initiative also offers families a chance to save money while still getting creative with their Halloween celebrations.
So, before buying something new this Halloween, check what might already be waiting for you at your local library.
Respook, rescare, rewear! Give a costume a second life this Halloween.
Find your local Halloween Costume Swap
Costume Swaps will be taking place throughout October at:
Barnstaple Library, Bovey Tracey Library, Buckfastleigh Library, Chudleigh Library, Colyton Library, Dawlish Library, Exeter Library, Exmouth Library, Holsworthy Library, Ivybridge Library, Kingsbridge Library, Newton Abbot Library, Okehampton Library, Paignton Library, Pinhoe Library, Princetown Library, Seaton Library, Sidmouth Library, South Molton Library, Tavistock Library, Teignmouth Library and Torquay Library.
Families should check with their local library for the date, times and details of their individual costume swap.
The Halloween Costume Swap programme is delivered by Libraries Unlimited in partnership with Recycle Devon.
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