South Pacific Costa Rica Travel Guide and Magazine #64
Envision an Event free of Single-Use Plastic. It is pleasing to observe what is happening in our South Pacific, especially the development of eco-friendly tourism. The Single-Use Plastic Free Initiative was born in a small town in the Costa Ballena and is now in full development. The incentive was taken from here to the Environment Summit 2018 in Nairobi (Kenya), the perfect contribution since the UN was celebrating the Year of Clean Oceans. Other nations are joining the action to eliminate single-use plastics, and the tourism sector has been embraced this proposal in a special way.
Envision an Event free of Single-Use Plastic. It is pleasing to observe what is happening in our South Pacific, especially the development of eco-friendly tourism. The Single-Use Plastic Free Initiative was born in a small town in the Costa Ballena and is now in full development. The incentive was taken from here to the Environment Summit 2018 in Nairobi (Kenya), the perfect contribution since the UN was celebrating the Year of Clean Oceans. Other nations are joining the action to eliminate single-use plastics, and the tourism sector has been embraced this proposal in a special way.
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S I O N<br />
A Plastic-free Event<br />
UVITA AND SURROUNDINGS<br />
Every February Playa Hermosa in Uvita, is transformed<br />
into a small village where more than<br />
7000 people from all over the world coexist. During<br />
these 4 days they can participate in permaculture<br />
<strong>and</strong> natural medicine workshops, yoga <strong>and</strong> meditation<br />
classes <strong>and</strong> others.<br />
The exhibition of art <strong>and</strong> exchange of cultures <strong>and</strong><br />
the delicious organic food are some of the best things<br />
found in the Envision Festival.<br />
This event is 100% free of plastic for single use, to the<br />
st<strong>and</strong>s of food <strong>and</strong> drinks. Each visitor must bring his<br />
own plate <strong>and</strong> utensils to eat (they offer facilities for<br />
those who did not bring them.) Since it is a single-use<br />
plastic-free event, no product bottled in plastic is sold<br />
<strong>and</strong> all the alternative materials are compostable.<br />
There is an excellent waste management plan that<br />
allows 90% of the waste to be recycled <strong>and</strong> separate<br />
the organic waste, used for compost. A team is in<br />
charge of maintaining order <strong>and</strong> educating visitors<br />
regarding the separation of solid waste.<br />
In recent years the Envision Festival has been working<br />
with sustainable development <strong>and</strong> the annual cleaning<br />
of beaches before the event. For 2019 we are working<br />
<strong>and</strong> supporting the initiative Cleaning the Canton of<br />
Osa, originated by young people of Ciudad Cortés <strong>and</strong><br />
Palmar Norte.<br />
The goal is to carry out a massive beach clean-up<br />
with volunteers <strong>and</strong> with the help of the Department<br />
of Environmental Management of the Municipality of<br />
Osa <strong>and</strong> the Tammy Recycles Campaign for which the<br />
Ecosonrise company will be donating biodegradable<br />
bags. For the organizers of the Envision Festival is<br />
very important to raise awareness of protecting natural<br />
resources <strong>and</strong> maintaining Osa always green. All<br />
volunteers of age who work with beach cleaning will<br />
be giving an entry of general admission for the 4 days<br />
of the festival (see regulations on the official site of<br />
the event).<br />
Protecting the environment is the responsibility of All<br />
of US! ■<br />
© ALL RIGHTS R ESER VED<br />
B ALLENA TALES <strong>#64</strong> ~ January 15 th / March 14 th , 2019<br />
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