Recycling Christmas

thingiverse

Although the holiday season may seem a long way off to consumers, customers can start noticing Christmas decorations in retail stores as early as September. Retailers plan their marketing strategies well in advance, knowing that success depends on them. According to an online survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers, "Americans expect to spend $637 on holiday shopping this year, on average." In 2018 alone, the transportation industry shipped a record-high of over 2.5 billion packages around the holiday season. Many people are starting to think about their impact on climate change following recent movements to reduce global carbon emissions and energy-related behavior. One main topic of interest among individuals is the carbon footprint left from shipping goods. The impact of environmental awareness on holiday consumer behavior inspired our schools' pupils to create Christmas decoration designs, then 3D print them using recycled filament from old refrigerators. We release our files to the public and make them available to any school or organization with access to a 3D printer. We hope that these environmentally aware individuals will also be inspired to reduce their impact on climate change. Concept/realization: Dimitris Fotiou, Sculptor - Art teacher eTwinning project collaborators: Natalia Tzitzi, Anita Simac Schools involved (so far): 10th Helioupolis Primary School, Helioupolis, Attica, Greece // OS Petra Preradovica, Croatia Visit the eTwinning project page at twinspace.etwinning.net/93409/pages/page/779965. View more images on Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/__df__/albums/72157712159601651. View more videos on YouTube at www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS7bYT6vzMRZ_EGk4wQmqGrNZLhLZuf6y.