Is carving jack-o-lanterns wasteful?

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By Ask Umbra®Oct 30, 2014, 7:06 am63 pts
Q. Between the bags of candy, scary movies, and pumpkins, Halloween is high on my list of favorite holidays. But it does all seem a bit wasteful. Am I unleashing some sort of environmental horror by buying and carving a pumpkin? What’s the best way to be a responsible jack-o-lantern carver? Laura O.Seattle,…

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