Rank | State | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | TX | 41 |
2 | CA | 8 |
3 | FL | 2 |
25,000,000 plastic bottles are thrown away every hour, which is why we need to recycle!
There are 43,000 hectares of marine area in the Guanacaste Conservation Area.
80% of Costa Rica's total waste was found to be dumped within the ocean.
There are only 200 recycling collection centers in Costa Rica.
From 2015 to 2017, Costa Rica's recycling waste has increased by 469%.
Law number 9786 was passed in 2019 to combat plastic pollution by banning the sale or distribution of plastic bags by the supermarket and allow for the use of biodegradable bags.
Guanacaste Conservation Area is 147000 hectares, including land and sea
Out of the 11,000 tons of trash produced everyday in Costa Rica, about ⅓ is dumped in random places