{"id":3243,"date":"2019-01-30T17:29:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/eng\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:46:48","slug":"official-costa-rica-sets-world-record-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/en\/official-costa-rica-sets-world-record-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s official: Costa Rica sets world record for recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s official: Costa Rica sets world record for recycling<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"627\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Guinness World Records now lists ecolones in Costa Rica as the record-holder for \u201cmost plastic bottles recycled in eight hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a 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