In addition, a National Composting Plan would aim to eliminate organic matter in Costa Rica’s landfills by 2030.Īmong the other strategies discussed by Costa Rican leaders this week was “Clean Rivers,” a program meant to manage the recovery of urban rivers in order to improve ecosystems and the lives of people in cities.Īnother effort seeks to reduce the reliance on single-use plastics and promote community environmental programs. Creating a plant to manufacture recycled plastic blocks in the canton of Mora.Supporting environmental technology parks in Siquirres/Guácimo and Santa Cruz.A project to manage solid waste in Cartago and Desamparados.Institute for Rural Development (INDER) is investing $2.1 million to improve waste management through the following efforts: “This plan seeks to promote solutions at the regional level, through the inter-institutional coordination of the entities involved, from the central government to the local governments, including various sectors with the capacity to transform and reincorporate waste into the economy,” the Presidency says. In that context, the Presidency introduced an action plan for waste management, focusing on reducing waste and improving processing and disposal infrastructure. The Costa Rican government on Wednesday called mis-handling of solid waste “one of the biggest environmental problems” facing the country today.
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