Oil- Nonrenewable Resource

Oil is one of Costa Rica's nonrenewable resources.

Mining in Costa Rica

There are many minerals in Costa Rica. Some of them are diatomite, lime, pumice, silver, marine salt, crushed stone, sand and gravel. Those were all mined in 2001. Mineral production in 2001 contained of cement, common clays, sandstone, and limestone.

Land Utilization

As you can see, there is lots of dense broadleaf evergreen forests in Costa Rica.

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

Costa Rica has a score of 100 out of 112 on the Integrated Waste Management scale. Integrated Waste means that many different types of waste comes together to make one big place full of mixed garbage.

More Renewable Resources from Costa Rica

Water is another renewable resource of Costa Rica. There are many water ecosystems in Costa Rica.

These trees take a very long time to grow in the forest. Then the logs turn into lumber to build things. This is a picture of some logs that are on a road in San Jose, Costa Rica's capital.

Costa Rica's Renewable Resources

Bamboo grows very fast. In Costa Rica, they use it for building materials. They use it for building because it is very strong and flexible. Costa Rica has the best quality bamboo.