Over 50% of Costa Ricans Reuse Containers and Plastic Bags

Packs that once contained rice and grains, containers from the pantry, and grocery bags that once covered the landfills are now being reused.  Over 50% of Ticos reuse commercial packaging that comes from purchases.

This was released a Unimer survey, requested by La Nacion, whose objective was to measure some "green practices" of Costa Ricans.
 

In this sense, the survey highlighted that 64% of people reuse shopping bags and 53% do the same with the plastic containers.

 

Compared to 2010 this year and more people opt for reuse. People who reuse shopping bags went from 49% in 2010 to 64% in 2012, while those who re-use plastic containers went from 40% in 2010 to become 53% in 2012.

 

Reuse is the step prior to recycling the waste management process.

 

Find out more about this survey and other related topics tomorrow in a special issue of La Nacion on the occasion of Environment Day.