Photos by Abdul Basit | The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar was awarded another Guinness World Records certificate on Saturday after forming the word "QATAR" from 14,183 recycled plastic water bottles to set a new world record, breaking the previous 5,387 record set in 2021.
The event was organized by the Seashore Recycling and Sustainability Center, a division of Seashore Group, as part of Qatar 2022 Sustainability Week. It was attended by several officials and members of the public.
Speaking at the event, Pravin Patel, a Guinness World Records adjudicator, said that he was impressed with the level of organisation.
"This is very impressive. It is quite a difficult task because the numbers are quite big. The number they had to beat was 5,387, but it wasn't just about the numbers, but they had to meet strict guidelines such as: it must all be plastic bottles, no modifications; and no gaps. The team worked very hard in the last two days to create the word "QATAR" from 14,183 bottles , "he said.
The previous record was held by the Al-Ettifaq Club of Saudi Arabia, which they set on June 7, 2021, after creating the word "Salam" in Arabic from plastic water bottles.
