Costa Rica promotes itself as a pro environmental country, pioneer on sustainability projects and the well care of nature, if you share these values, the following topic will be of interest to you; it’s about the first virtual ecoin, which exchanges recyclable material for discounts on several products and services from sponsoring companies.

This new system offers since 2018, to those who collaborate with the environment through recycling, an effective method of responsible investment, since now what was thought as a waste has become a benefit for your pocket.

Now you may ask ¿How can I accumulate ecoins and which products can I get with them? The steps are rather simple:

• Create an account at costarica.ecoins.eco
• Separate the materials you want to exchange: aluminum, glass, plastic, “ecobricks”, tin, tetra pak (they must be clean and dry)
• Approach any of the more than 200 participating collection centers
• Give your email address to accumulate ecolones to your account
• Enjoy the benfits of your ecoins!

Some of the sponsoring businesses are: Cine Magaly, Antojitos (San Pedro), Gollo (Alajuela), Best Western Tamarindo, Vista Villas, Toys, Fundación To, among many others who offer up to 35% discounts on hotel reservations and 10% or 20% on the purchase of products and services.

hanks to this initiative, in January of this year, Costa Rica managed to establish a new Guiness World Records title for the largest amount of plastic bottles collected for recycling. In addition, two other Latin American countries: Peru and Panama, joined the program

Don’t wait any longer and become a part of the ecological change too!