1. The Recycled Alien!

A colander mixed in with some recycled plastic cups and plastic plates make for an awesome recycled alien!

2. Plastic Bag Monster and his nemesis Captain Recycle Bin

These two ancient foes meet each year at Halloween to do battle, will the plastic shopping bag monster win or will Captain recycle bin prevail?

3. Newspaper Boy

Newspaper boy, he crafts his costume from all the promotional fliers and newspapers that are discarded each year.

4. Recycled Cardboard Dalek

Dr. Who would be hard pressed to battle this enemy, the cardboard box Dalek has a death ray nozzle crafted from an old toilet plunger!

5. A Cleaner Planet Lady

Armed with her eco friendly cleaning products and some tempting Halloween candy, “A Cleaner Planet Lady” can clean up and stay green.

6. Awesome-O the Sad Robot!

You may recognize Awesome-O from a popular TV cartoon, he is looking rather sad in this photo….

7. Turn it Off!

That’s right, celebrating Earth Hour all year round, Turn it Off reminds us to switch of lights when they are not required.

8. Happy Eco Astronaut

A little home crafting and we have a happy eco astronaut! This was one of our favorites.

9. Recycled Slinky Dog

Need a simple costume? Have an old slinky? You can quickly turn yourself in a recycled slinky dog.

10. Cute Viking Costume

Lots of work went into this cute viking costume including use of an old rug as a cape, recycled cardboard turned into a shield and a sword and a home made knitted chain mail along with a re-used paper helmet.

#10: Captain Recycle!

We loved this idea, he’s a mean green recycling machine and the streets will be a cleaner place with him around! Captain Recycle starts our top ten list…

Captain Recycle!

#9: Dusty the Recycling Bin

“Dusty the Recycling Bin” is a cool creation which simultaneously spooks us and reminds us to recycle!

A Spooky Recycling Bin!

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#8: Intergalactic Spookiness

This wonderful scout trooper Halloween costume was made from Foam Core, PVC pipes, lots of hot glue and other recycled knick knacks!

Scout Trooper Recycled Creation

#7: Earth Heads Costumes!

These guys may be a little blurred but that’s because they are so earth friendly, they’re literally orbiting in a greener dimension!

Earth Heads Costumes!

#6: Green Baby Tree Frog

OK… This one isn’t that eco friendly, it’s not made from recycled material, but it is extremely green and cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

Green Baby Tree Frog!

#5: Intergalactic Bounty Hunter!

This one is pretty awesome, made from recyclable he found in his garage!

Bounty Hunter Recycled Costume

#4: Recycled Robot…

This is one is simple but totally cool, it’s a super cute recycled robot made from cardboard boxes, drier duct and old electronic circuit boards. We love this one…

Recycled Robot

#3: This Guy is Simply Nutty!

Made entirely from natural products, yes, you guessed it… He is nuts!

Simply Nutty Costume

#2: Green Monster Costume

We’ve featured this guy before but we still love it, made from recycled egg crate and foam

Green Monster Costume

#1: Boxes Transformed!

This was our favorite purely because of the effort that went into making it, it’s made from recycled cardboard boxes and it has the biggest IMPACT of our top ten… Who knew boring cardboard could be transformed into such a cool halloween costume!

Cardboard Boxes Transformed!

SO there you have it, that was our top ten list, do you have any green or eco-friendly halloween costume ideas? Leave us a comment with your hints and tips…