A two-and-a-half metre-tall Christmas tree made entirely out of rubbish is being built at an iconic Lowestoft building.

Great Yarmouth plastic recycling group, Precious Plastic East, is creating the unique 'green' Christmas tree to celebrate the first festive season of the recently renovated East Point Pavilion.

The pavilion - which is owned by East Suffolk Council and operated by First Light CIC - has undergone a £720k revamp. It re-opened its doors in June.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: East Coast Pavilion will be home of the two-and-a-half metre-tall Christmas tree made out of recycled bottles.East Coast Pavilion will be home of the two-and-a-half metre-tall Christmas tree made out of recycled bottles. (Image: Prescious Plastic East)

East Point Pavilion is asking for donations of used clear plastic soft drink bottles to be included in the structure.

The Christmas tree project is a celebration of waste plastic as a resource for making new things. 

Precious Plastic East turns tonnes of local waste plastic into new exciting products every year. 

Dan Harper, from Precious Plastic East, said: "Waste plastic is everywhere.

"And we’re always looking for ways to use this material to make new, interesting and exciting things rather than thinking of waste plastic as rubbish. 

"We made beer tokens for the pavilion’s recent beer festival out of waste mushroom crates and they looked beautiful. 

"We’re looking forward to wowing people with what we can do with their used plastic bottles.”

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Dan Harper. from Prescious Plastic East, needs your used clear plastic bottles.Dan Harper. from Prescious Plastic East, needs your used clear plastic bottles. (Image: Prescious Plastic East)

The project requires 625 used plastic bottles and there are only a few weeks to collect them, so the race is on to bring some unique Christmas cheer to one of Lowestoft’s most iconic locations.

Operators First Light CIC's chief Genevieve Christie said: "We’re delighted to work with Precious Plastic East once more for a challenge that combines creativity with an important message around sustainability and plastic waste.

"Sustainability underpins much of what we do at East Point Pavilion, whether that’s through our programming of free eco-themed children’s activities or our championing of local produce like at our East Pint Beer Fest. 

"We’re confident that the people of Lowestoft and beyond will help us reach our plastic collection target and bring this ambitious vision to life."

People or businesses can drop off their used two-litre or 500ml soft drink bottles at the designated collection bin at East Point Pavilion.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Look for these designated drop-off bins to donate your clear plastic bottles for the tree. Look for these designated drop-off bins to donate your clear plastic bottles for the tree. (Image: Prescious Plastic East)

For people looking to donate in Great Yarmouth, there is a drop-off point at the Primeyarc Art Gallery in the former Debenhams unit inside the Market Gates shopping centre.

For more information, visit Precious Plastic East on Instagram: @preciousplasticeast