Those aren’t recycled bottles – they’re new ones – see the caps. Cute but not exactly recycling – more like marketing.

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nice idea!!, happy crishtmas!! From Argentina =)

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That is way more than 1000 bottles…

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now THIS is what the holidays are all about!

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Who drinked them…?

nice collective job

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