Are you making any changes for the holiday season? How about a Christmas Tree made from recycled plastic bottles?
- 1,500~2,000 recycled water bottles
- 10 strings of LED christmas lights
- Float Platform made from a discarded pallet, 6 new wheels and a sheet of plywood
- Star is a solar powered light
- The lights are powered by a car battery (from a hybrid)
E-GreenKids built this float for the 2009 "Seasons Greenings Holiday Parade" in Encinitas, California.
LED holiday lights use up to 33% less electricity, saving you money and the world a few less carbon emissions.
Consumer Reports writes about the pros and cons of LED Christmas tree lighting. In summary:
- Not surprisingly, LEDs womp all over incandescents for power saving, using ~3-33% less power, saving you up to $10 bucks every 300 hours.
- Not surprisingly, LEDs won the durability test, failing to burn out over 4,000 hours, with standards burning one or two out per strand before half that time.
- LEDs were not brighter, but ran cooler—Did you know 14 people a year are killed as a result of Christmas tree fires?
- Surprisingly, LEDs and incandescents tied for initial price, at about an average of 7 bulbs per buck.