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Recycling drive collects 12 tons of plastic, falls short of Guinness World Record

An eight-hour recycling drive in La Sabana, San Jose, collected more than 400,000 plastic bottles this Sunday. The drive, spearheaded by the Ecolones initiative, collected...

Costa Rica regulates use of plastic in public institutions

Plastic is one of the biggest pollutants in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica launches quest to replace most single-use plastic by 2021

Costa Rica generates 4,000 tons of waste every day. Of these, 11 percent are plastics that end up in the sea, including 1.5 million plastic bottles.

Resisting climate change feather by feather in Monteverde

"Here in Monteverde, our spring water is crystal pure. Nevertheless, we transport truckloads of water in small plastic bottles up and down the mountain."

Plastic bottles recycled into eco-village in the jungle of Bocas del Toro

One man's plastic bottles are another man's village. Meet Robert Bezeau, who is turning trash into an ecological empire in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Plastic bag pollution is daunting but has an easy solution, says environmentalist

Despite environmental feats, like forest conservation, Costa Rica struggles with waste management. UNDP Costa Rica spokesman Danilo Mora said the office wants to continue pushing Costa Rica’s environmental record by focusing on new issues, like eliminating plastic bags.

Costa Rica lawmakers want to ban nonbiodegradable plastic shopping bags

The proposal would give businesses five years to stop using nonbiodegradable plastic bags, and require supermarkets and other stores to offer customers the option of bags made from reusable materials or biodegradable plastic.

Nearly all seabirds will have ingested plastic by 2050

Most seabirds have already eaten plastic in the oceans, and scientists projected Monday that 99 percent will have done so by 2050.

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