Christmas Tree Made from 40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles

For the third consecutive year, the city of Kaunas in Lithuania approached artist Jolanta Šmidtienė to assist with their annual holiday decorating. The author of idea,  saying that she wanted to show how it is important to be different each year, show to everyone that each of us can make something beautiful from useless things. The result is an enormous 13-meter tall Christmas tree made from nearly 40,000 recycled green bottles and zip ties. At night the tree is lit from the inside resulting in a glowing, translucent, emerald green spruce that’s making headlines across the country.

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++ Via This is Colossal, lrytas.lt.

Idea sent by Brian Jewett !

11 Comments

  1. Sol Porto via Facebook - December 6, 2011

    GENIAL!!!… Eso si es tener imaginacion ,de reciclaje, bravo al artista, y gracias por el buen ambiente,

  2. Michele O'Farrell - December 7, 2011

    That is brilliant!

  3. di monte - December 7, 2011

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!

  4. Pom de Craciun, realizat din 40.000 de sticle reciclate! — Muzica Romaneasca si Internationala - December 7, 2011

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  5. Irma Vaičiulevičiūtė Haq via Facebook - December 11, 2011

    this is my hometown! :)

  6. Trucs Écolo via Facebook - December 12, 2011

    Amazing what we can do with creativity, thanks for sharing!!!

  7. Eli - January 10, 2012

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  8. Alberi di Natale dal riciclo delle bottiglie di plastica « Valentina Meschia - December 12, 2012

    [...] all’artista Jolanta Šmidtienė per i propri addobbi natalizi. Ha preso vita in questo modo un albero di Natale dell’altezza di 13 metri, nato grazie al recupero di 40 mila bottiglie di plastica di colore verde. L’albero è stato [...]

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