More than 5,000 plastic bottles make up the Christmas tree installed in Plaza San Juan de la Cruz by the City of Caravaca de la Cruz and the company concessionaire of the municipal service of cleaning and collection of waste, Urban Actions, in collaboration with schools Township.
In the elaboration of this tree, of eight meters of height, caravaqueños schoolchildren have participated, that have been depositing the bottles in the yellow containers installed in all the schools of the urban helmet and the districts.
In addition, the students of Infantile has created the ornaments and the Association of Rural Women of Los Prados made the star that crowns it, using all recycled materials.
The objective of this initiative, which takes place for the third consecutive year, is to raise awareness about the benefits that recycling has for the Environment and, in particular, to draw attention to the importance of the selective separation of household waste in dates such as Christmas, in which these increase noticeably in all households.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz