Recycled Plant in Costa Rica

The following photos were taken on a trip to a local recycling plant in Costa Rica.

In the photos you see the process of taking garbage from the streets of Costa Rica, cleaning it, chopping it, then melting and forming it into plastic wood beams.

The company is new and has been very diligent in collecting its garbage around the San Jose area. Watching the garbage change into recycled wood is quite a site. It is actually very easy as you can see from the photos. These are the industries we as home builders and developers must support. By supporting from the purchasing end raise the demand and the company is forced to collect more garbage to produce its product.

Also, since the 1980s, scientists have repeatedly warned us that the world faces a landfill crisis. Former Vice President Al Gore, for example, asserted we are “running out of ways to dispose of our waste in a manner that keeps it out of either sight or mind.” Everything we make comes from natural resources. Sustainability is the only model that makes sense. Everything we manufacture should be easily re-tooled to be reusable. This is the proper role for technology. This is true harmony with the earth. This is the third degree of reparation.

The shipping container homes have available the option of using recycled plastic to build its decks and balconies.