A GIANT yellow chair made from more than 6,000 recycled plastic milk cartons is delivering a green message at a Morecambe hotel.

Visitors and guests have been taking turns to recline in the chair, which is in the grounds of the art deco Midland Hotel.

Measuring 2.59 metres high, 1.9 metres wide, more than 2 metres long and weighing nearly 312 kilograms, the chair was manufactured from 6,508 recycled plastic milk cartons.

Its accompanying step was formed from 711 more.

The environmentally friendly idea came from a trade fair attended by English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues, which owns the Midland Hotel, and a chance meeting with Rondeau Leisure which resulted in a deal to source items from its recycled outdoor furniture brand.

The hotel has purchased a set of 16 Adirondack chairs, each made from 579 plastic milk cartons, as well as miniature tables, for its suite balconies.

The furniture is helping to ensure that the hotel’s bar, terrace and hospitality areas are not adding to the issue of plastic waste, either going to landfill or being dumped in the world’s oceans.

General manager of the Midland Hotel Mark Needham said: "Across the English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues group as a whole, we like to implement environmental sustainability and awareness raising initiatives wherever we can.

We are passionate about helping to maintain our local natural surroundings and protecting our local environment to ensure Morecambe and its surrounding areas always remain highly attractive destinations.

“That includes protection of our coastal ecosystems and sustainable fisheries management too. Using recycled plastic for durable outdoor furniture, as well as reminding people about the risks of damaging our oceans, is a positive step in the right direction. The furniture is highly durable and seems immune to the usual wear and tear."

Chair distributors Rondeau Leisure have praised the Midland Hotel as an example of a venue that is addressing the issue of plastic waste.

Managing director Stuart Cooke said: “Sports, leisure and hospitality providers need to follow The Midland Hotel’s lead and get on board by not buying plastic furniture that has to be scrapped after a season or two.”