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Daniel Moss

Housing estates around Hong Kong have found something festive to do with their recyclables by erecting Christmas trees out of old containers.
The humble water bottle has joined the old newspaper and a couple of dining chairs to form far more than the sum of their parts, whether it be Rudolph or Donner or Prancer, they’re reindeer all the same.
READ MORE: Reducing Hong Kong’s waste, one upcycled product at a time
Thousands of bottles went into the grand creations, even CDs and bike wheels.
The housing department has pulled together photos of the yuletide scenes and released them publicly.
If you have seen beautiful community-led Christmas displays send us a picture at onlinephotos@scmp.com. Merry Christmas.
1. ON TIN ESTATE

2. TIN YIU ESTATE

3. KWAI FONG ESTATE

4. SHUI PIN WAI ESTATE

5. LAI KOK ESTATE

6. SHEK YAM ESTATE

7. TSUI PING (SOUTH)



Christmas displays show crafty thinking can turn waste into treasure

The 2.4-metre-tall Christmas tree at On Tin Estate

With a height of 5.5 metres, the Christmas tree at

The colourful Christmas tree at Tsui Ping (South)

The 3-metre-tall Christmas tree at Shek Yam Estate

The 4-metre-tall Christmas tree at Tin Yiu Estate

Kwai Fong Estate used 3,000 plastic bottles to mak

The 7-metre-tall Christmas tree at Shui Pin Wai Es

Just one of the impressive Christmas displays at Hong Kong’s housing estates. Photo: SCMP Pictures

As it is, Hong Kong's waste reduction plan is a waste of money

The fact is that the bureau's every measure to increase waste recovered and recycled has had negligible effect. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong’s waste problem: a stinking trail of missed targets, data errors and misdirected efforts

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Hong Kong Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing kicks off Food Wise Eateries Scheme Launch joining hands with Eatery Outlets To Reduce Food Waste at the Olympian City in Tai Kok Tsui. 02NOV15

Workers of WEEE Recycling Centre check the old electrical appliances collected at EcoPark WEEE Recycling Centre in Tuen Mun. 27JAN11

South East New Territories Landfill in Tseung Kwan O. c.a. 2015. SCMP Pictures (UNDATED HANDOUT)

Empty bottles were abandoned outside a bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. The Government today announced a new levy on glass bottles as parts of a recycling scheme. 07FEB13

Christmas displays show crafty thinking can turn waste into treasure

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1. ON TIN ESTATE

2. TIN YIU ESTATE

Seven estates turn thousands of their recyclables into works of art

READ MORE: Reducing Hong Kong’s waste, one upcycled product at a time