Upcoming Events
Nov 18 and 19 - Don Voelker Art Sale
Beloved community member Donaldo Voelker passed away at the end of October while visiting family in the US.
At his request, his paintings will be sold to benefit the Costa Rica Humanitarian Foundation.
Don’s paintings will be available for sale on Nov 18 at the Democrats Abroad meeting at Los Jardines restaurant in Grecia near the Tribunales, noon. And also the following day, Nov 19, at the Newcomers Group at Los Jardines, noon. Prices are 10, 20 and 30 thousand colones, cash.
Don’s paintings will be available for sale on Nov 18 at the Democrats Abroad meeting at Los Jardines restaurant in Grecia near the Tribunales, noon. And also the following day, Nov 19, at the Newcomers Group at Los Jardines, noon. Prices are 10, 20 and 30 thousand colones, cash.
Join us for a good cause.
29 November
Thanksgiving Dinner at Sol de Justicia church
RSVP to the church if you want to be included in the dinner! Basic fare will be provided, please bring a potluck dish to share. 506-7130-5757
Sol de Justicia is located behind the Grecia Mall.
For more info check out their listing on our site here.
What can be recycled?
Hopefully your Spanish is good enough that you can understand these images. The regular neighborhood recycling kiosks will NOT take batteries, light bulbs, ceramics, used paper, paper plates/glasses; window glass or windshields; styrofoam; or construction debris.
It's also useful to know how long these things last in the environment and why it's so important to recycle!
AND....
About Recycling Batteries in Grecia AND Sarchi
Update:
Apparently it's still okay to take old batteries to the ICE office - not only in Grecia but ALSO in Sarchi! Make a note.
I was asked to report on where to recycle batteries.
In Grecia, the small ones (AA, AAA, 9 V, etc.) can be recycled at ICE. Just show the guard your bag and empty it in the recycling container in the lobby.
Larger batteries - we had three huge “battery back-ups” from our computer and TV, which finally died - they were a bit harder to expose of. We finally were told about “Super Batterias”, a store on the radial, towards the pista. On the left-hand side as your heading out of Grecia, shortly after the Matrix exercise center, approximately 100 m past the CCSS offices - and indeed, they took our huge and heavy batteries and promised to recycle them. Mission accomplished!
Updated 3/11/2025
