Eco-friendly Christmas trees were made from thousands of plastic bottles and used car tires in Lagos, Argentina, and video footage taken on Friday documented an initiative by environmental activist Timitop Okono, that “environmentally friendly” Christmas trees are made from thousands of plastic bottles and used tires that were erected in Lagos. .

An environmental expert said Temitope Okunno And the creative mind behind the project: “We need everyone to feel happy, feel the spirit of Christmas, and in doing so we have also decided to use the trash we find around us, Pepsi bottles and tyres.

“I was moved because I contributed more bottles, I saw what I did and decided to support more,” said one of the recyclers. This initiative was supported by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency.

In another context, Christmas lights lit up the central Tomsk Square in Siberia next to the holiday tree that turned the city into a “winter wonderland”, and at the outskirts of the square 16 large ice sculptures were carved to decorate the site in preparation for Christmas celebrations, as part of the Tomsk Crystal Snow Sculpture Festival. Which is held annually in the last week of December and is the seventh time that the festival has been held in Siberia, this year’s version and came under the slogan “folk art and intangible heritage“.

Bottles to use to make a Christmas tree

Putting a Christmas tree in the form of car tires

At this time every year, the streets of European cities receive Christmas celebrations, with dazzling lights and decorated Christmas trees, and in Austria from November 12 the streets and squares of Vienna are lit up with bright lights, especially the lively shopping street, people who have been vaccinated against Corona or who have recovered can At least enjoy the festive atmosphere.

As for the Czech Republic, the center of Prague was decorated with a large festively decorated tree, and various Christmas decorations were spread in the city, and shops selling nut cake covered with powdered sugar. In Copenhagen, the world-famous Tivoli theme park attracts visitors from all over the world at any time of the year. The entire park is decorated with a large number of lights, especially in the Christmas celebrations, with Santa Claus and his reindeer visiting the Christmas market .