Decorate Your Christmas Tree with Circuit Boards and CDs

Everyone loves to decorate their Christmas trees with beautiful ornaments. But unfortunately, most of them are made from plastics and glasses and thus, not that friendly to our environment. Well, maybe this year you can use something different, by which we mean something that is more eco-friendly. That’s why we have decided to introduce you to these pretty cool Christmas tree decorations which are entirely made from recycled CDs and circuit boards; furthermore,  it is said to have a sparkling look when they are placed under a faint light, which I am sure will help you to reduce the energy consumption throughout your most exciting holiday season.

Excerpt from the source:

Most printed circuit boards are produced in large volumes by electronics manufacturers and ultimately become either obsolete or fail stringent control checks, after which they are incinerated or dumped into landfill sites. It is these circuit boards that are rescued and used to make these unique products. Otherwise they would have ended up in the bin. They’re much happier now.

What do they look like?

The recycled circuit boards have a flat finish and have never had components attached to them with any type of solder or glue. Consequently, the heavy metals associated with electronic equipment are not present. Around 95% of them are green, but occasionally they may be gold, red and (most rarely), blue. Some boards are single sided with a brown back and green front and others are green both sides.

How are they made?

Each of the recycled circuit boards is cut into shapes by a very clever shape cutting machine, and is hand finished to create the final product. This is to ensure no sharp edges are left.

Images and news via: Nigel’s Eco Store