TY - RPRT A1 - Nguyen, Sunny Sang A1 - Knutson, David Ryan A1 - Cambra, Hailey Marie A1 - Hill, Joseph Charles AB - Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) have a global warming potential thousands of times that of - CO2 and are ozone-depleting substances. This report evaluates Costa Rica’s HCFC phase-out with a focus on the refrigerant sector. We assessed the progress of the private sector in making technological changes, as well as the regulatory measures that the public sector imposes to ensure a smooth transition to low or non-global warming potential refrigerants. We determined that an end-of-life refrigerant management plan must be implemented. This plan includes the development of a nationwide refrigerator recycling program, progression in a developing destruction operation, implementation of reclamation technology in the private sector, and a transition to natural refrigerant use. CY - San José DA - 2015/05/06 DB - Digital WPI DP - Worcester Polytechnic Institute ID - E-project-050615-145251 KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Air--Pollution KW - Sustainability KW - Climate change mitigation L1 - https://digital.wpi.edu/show/w3763697h LK - https://digital.wpi.edu/ PB - Worcester Polytechnic Institute PY - 2015 T1 - A Case Study in Costa Rica: The Impacts of Refrigerants UR - https://digital.wpi.edu/show/k06987696 ER -