Upcycled, recycled, reused eco-friendly Christmas trees are a sustainable alternative to chopping down a living tree or buying a tree that’s been chopped down and shipped to you.
Christmas tree farms are a classic example of monoculture, where a single crop is cultivated in a wide area. Row after row of similar trees does not make for a healthy, diversified ecosystem. In order to keep trees healthy, most Christmas tree farmers use pesticides.
圣诞节过后,数百万棵树被扔掉。Some cities, like Seattle,take trees left curbside directly to a compost facility. In other cities, like Pittsburgh,residents must take trees to a designated drop-off location. These recycled trees are chipped into mulch, burned for fuel,some even end up as a marine habitat. But not every area has tree pickup—many trees end up in landfills.
Newplastic Christmas treescan be reused, but will eventually end up in the landfill too. So consider making your tree from materials that have already been used, or that you already have. Get creative! Here are a few of our favorite eco-friendly Christmas trees to give you some inspiration.
Tree-Cycle, The Rocks, Sydney
100辆自行车在被回收的路上摆成圣诞树的姿势,在它们最终注定要熔毁之前。车架被漆成绿色,车轮被漆成多种颜色。树的顶部由前叉和轮胎组成。Originally Sourced fromGearlog.com
CD Christmas Tree With Tape Blanket
By Tom Deininger for Chelsea Market, 2010.Source
Recycle Plastic Bottle Tree in Haifa, Israel
欧内斯特和哈达斯·伊兹科维奇用5480个回收的塑料瓶建造了这棵圣诞树,目的是提高人们对为什么我们需要更勤奋地回收的意识。Originally sourced from photoblog.msnbc.msn.com.Source
Simple Wall Christmas Tree
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Perhaps you live in an apartment or a tiny home, and there isn’t much in the way of floor space. This wall-mounted Christmas tree is simply charming! It can be created with all found materials and won’t take up any of that precious square footage.
Eden Project in Cornwall, UK.
The tree is made entirely of recycled materials – including 22,500 plastic bags. The top angel is made from cling wrap and milk bottles. Originally sourced from news.sky.com
Plastic Bottle Tree In New Market Calcutta, India
塑料瓶树,新市场加尔各答,印度。Flickr photo by alipta.
Designpack Plastic Bottle Trees, Paris
TheDesignPack Galleryis dedicated to the art packaging. They sell a cardboard version of the above tree – save your green bottles.Source
And here is the plastic bottle tree during the day in Paris.Source
Green Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree
Created by Jolanta Smidtienė of Kaunas, Lithuania, this eco-friendly tree is 13 meters tall and made from nearly 40,000 recycled green bottles and zip ties.Source
Coconut Christmas Tree
While you may not be able to accomplish this look in all parts of the world, it’s quite a unique idea! And when Christmas is over, you’ve got plenty of tasty coconut water to enjoy!
Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree In Bolivia
塑料瓶树。在玻利维亚的拉巴斯,人们踩着踏板来产生足够的能量来点亮位于旧金山大教堂的环保圣诞树。这棵45英尺高的树由大约5万个塑料瓶制成。Source
Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree In Sydney, Australia
The Rock, Sydney, Australia, 2009. Flickr photo by Gdanny.
Soda Can Christmas Tree
Shopping Cart Tree
The 14th annual shopping cart Christmas tree near Santa Monica. 33 feet tall, 86 shopping carts.Source
This shopping cart tree in Santa Monica, California looks even better at night.
Hub Cap Christmas Tree
Hub Cap Christmas Tree, Arundel, Maine.Source
Pallet Christmas Tree
This tutorialshows how to make a tree out of a pallet. You’ll need basic power tools.
Poplar And Willow Branch Tree
Karen Clouston of Alberta, Canada, made this Christmas tree from poplar and willow branches wired to an upside-downtomato cage. Most of the decorations were made from orange slices, nuts, pine cones, and scrap cardboard. The garlands are raffia and the tree skirt is heavy brown paper. Thanks, Karen, can’t wait to see next year’s!
Bamboo Christmas Tree
Bamboo Christmas tree in Tokyo, Japan. 8 meters high, based on theFibonacci sequence.Source
Minimalist Wall Christmas Tree
For an entirely new take on an eco-friendly Christmas tree, check out this wall-mounted option made out of aluminum molds! Minimalist, colorful, and it will still get you in the Christmas spirit!
Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree
Plastic bottle Christmas Tree, this one arranged with abandon.Source
Discarded Plastic Christmas Tree
This majestic Portuguese tree is made up of all sorts of plastic discards. Flickr photo by Kuyshi.
Lobster Pot Christmas Tree
Lobster Pot Christmas Tree in Rockland, Maine. It features buoys, too!
Plastic Bag Christmas Tree
Plastic Bag Christmas Tree in South Korea.Source
Christmas Ladder
The greenest – just decorate your ladder.
Book Christmas Tree
Book Christmas Tree byFrederico Uribe.
Book Light Christmas Tree
Book Light Christmas Tree by Nathan Bush on Tumblr.Source
San Francisco Library’s Christmas Tree
旧金山图书馆的圣诞树。注意站在书上的小图形。你甚至会消耗一些卡路里来构建和解构它。Source.
Drum Tree
这棵树很容易倒。它还减少了噪音污染。
Tilted Plastic Bottle Tree
Another plastic bottle Christmas Tree. Bottles tilt down. Flickr photo by cathepsut.
LED Tree In Dublin
This eco-friendly Christmas tree calls Dublin, Ireland home. At 60 feet tall, this tree is illumined by LED lights and could be seen on Dublin’s skyline during the 2008 winter season. Photo originally sourced fromNowPublic.
Reclaimed Material Christmas Tree
把回收提升到一个全新的水平!这棵环保圣诞树是由一个轮胎、一个桶和近40英尺的PVC管制成的!滚动查看细节近距离!
Sculpted Ice Christmas Tree
Ice sculpted into an 18 foot high Christmas Tree in Austria.Source.
Spanish Moss Christmas Tree
A massive oak tree covered with Spanish moss in Wilmington NC is believed to be more than 400 years old. It has been continuously decorated and lit since 1928. Originally sourced from Kay Baker onTrulia.
Editor note:In 2012, the city voted to move the tree lighting ceremony elsewhere, so as of 2015, this tree is no longer lit each holiday season. Instead,a new treehas been given the honor of continuing the tradition.
Stacked Chairs Tree
Stacked chairs tree, The Rocks at Sydney, 2008. Originally sourced fromTravelPod
Mini Book Christmas Tree
Book Christmas Tree. Originally source fromReal Simple
objectbissays
With your permission, I will publish your post, referencing your page.
regards
Keirensays
请给详细信息!
Normally I do not give permission to publish a whole post as I do A LOT of research when I put a page together and often contact artists, etc. And I do not think it fair if someone comes along and copies a page. Not fair to me, because I spend hours/days creating the post, nor to the artists whom I feature. If appropriate I can give permission to post one image with a link back, but never a whole page. Thanks for writing. Please give details, thanks.
JEnnasays
And yet, right beneath your well researched well-intentioned post there’s an ad for not-so-ecifriendly Christmas trees on Amazon .
Sigh.
I guess when monetizing a blog you dont have control over advertising
Kane Jamisonsays
是的,我们可以屏蔽一些来自那些广告单元的东西,但就像你指出的那样,屏蔽某些例子更难。幸运的是,读者通常是有意识的消费者,会忽略这些类型的产品。=)
J@nesays
Great! Wonderful! congrats,
hugs
J@ne
sueannsays
What a wonderful variety of Christmas trees!!
Thanks
Hugs
SueAnn
Anonymoussays
<3<3<3 all of them!
luizsays
gostei muito do trabalho parabens
manda outros se tiver.
fransays
i love recycling to make beautiful art…i intend to make a plastic water bottle tree for my house for christmas…also i am starting a art project at a beach i go to and we are making a sailboat out of bottles…love this site….thanks for inspiration….fran
marlenesays
去年,我们从旧的自然杂志上剪下数百片树叶,在我们的烟囱胸上组装成圣诞树的形状。人们印象深刻,这是非常有趣的,以及更环保。我们一直在试图决定今年的圣诞树是什么,并在这个网站上寻找灵感。我们成功了!
Tristansays
Thank yop for going green with the world and not cutting down tree’s for christmas
keziahlee castillosays
that is so amazing
all of it
A Treesays
…just Thank-you
Dante Earlsonsays
据我所知,我爱这种环保圣诞树远远超过大量生产的合成树。我保存我的塑料容器和各种形状和大小的桶,因为我经常需要一个塑料容器。我认为一根小电线和一些led灯将使我的冰淇淋桶,酸奶容器,果汁瓶和水瓶在辉煌的时尚点亮!谢谢你的启发。