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CHRISTMAS TREE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES IN MACEDONIA FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

Even though Facebook is much more popular social network, than Twitter, here in Macedonia, the Twitter community has some beautiful minded people, with great ideas and views, almost, like every single user is handpicked.

Well, this small community, 2 weeks ago was overwhelmed by the Christmas decoration in Lithuania and what this “tree” represents. The idea of making their own recycled Christmas tree was spreading like crazy on Twitter.

The point this community intended to make with this action, was not to make, just a cute Christmas tree with plastic bottles, but to make a “monument” that will boost the sense of people, that - we must save this planet and that we got too much comfort with our careless urge to subconsciously destroy it.

A Christmas tree was the best theme around the holiday season. In this period we spend much of our time at home, with out loved ones, on our rich tables with food, where people often don’t actually care what are they doing with the packing of the supplies they waste. This carelessness is costing us much pollution.Millions of un-recycled plastic bottles end up as ordinary garbage.

   

The Macedonian Twitter community used the hashtag #елкамк (#christmastreemk) and managed to mobilize over 100 people in few days. 

There was a miniTwitup to plan the whole event. 
The spot for the tree was picked in the City Park, a list with the necessary supplies was made and the twitter architects, made some sketches and explained how the construction will be performed. 
A week later, day before constructing the tree, there was a public action to geather the plastic bottles on few spots around the city, where many people, also outside of Twitter, contributed.

The next day, the day of constructing the tree, there were around 100 peoplecoming and going, everyone where contributing in some way, there was abeautiful atmosphere and the end result was a green, gorgeously looking, crystal like tree, made of more that 1200 plastic bottles.

There was a great deal of media attention. This achievement was in the newspapers, the 8 o’clock news and many people were talking about this on the social media.

The recognition of the public was mainly because this Christmas tree happened to be a spontaneous expression of people towards the desired values in our society.

More photos of the event HERE and a BIG THANKS to all the people that contributed in any way possible.

Cheers 

Happy holidays people and Think Green