According to industry data, $2.6 billion will be spent on candy in 2019, and Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween. But a new initiative is helping keep some of those ...

If your concern about the effects of Halloween treats extends beyond tooth decay to the environment, a New Jersey company is offering a way to feel better about all the wrappers you collect Oct. 31.

If you look at candy wrappers as nothing more than food waste, it’s time to get the creative juices flowing! While you’re busy noshing on a chewy Starburst, enjoying a bite of dark chocolate with a ...

Trick-or-treating is over and the post-Halloween litter season has arrived. For months, parents will be finding candy wrappers shoved under their kids’ beds, crushed in the bottoms of backpacks and ...

Mars -- the maker of Snickers and M&Ms -- has distributed 17,400 candy waste-collection bags to U.S. consumers. (The Columbian files) Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s ...