Each of the categories described in the previous article is composed of the following types of generators:
- a)Social Interest: Owners of units served in conditions of medium and high vulnerability. It must be requested by the interested party, and a reasoned administrative resolution shall be necessary, in addition to the social study proving the vulnerability of the applicant. The social interest rate shall remain in effect as long as the property is inhabited by the applicant.
- b)Residential 1: Household dwellings whose value is less than or equal to 150 base salaries.
- c)Residential 2 and Institutional: Household dwellings whose value is greater than 150 base salaries. This includes public institutions, religious organizations, rehabilitation centers, associations managing community aqueducts, nursing homes, state banks, the National Insurance Institute, Water and Sewerage services, cooperative offices (provided they are not commercial ventures for profit), public offices of the central government, the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Fire Department, Red Cross, any other institution of the same nature and similar conditions that are located within the coverage area of the collection service shall be placed within the Residential 2 and Institutions rate.
- d)Commercial 1: Businesses generating up to 50kg/month of ordinary waste. Due to their nature and average generation, the following activities must be classified in this category, except those where an analysis, justification, and reasoned resolution is made re-categorizing the specific business.
| Activity | | | --- | --- | | Language learning academy | Offices | | Martial arts academy | Optical store | | Arts or music academy | Bakery/pastry shop (sale only) | | Activity | | | Dance academy | Diaper store | | Tennis academy | Public parking lot | | Yoga and Pilates academy | Trimmings store | | Aquarium | Pet grooming | | Gas agency or distributor | Construction permits for up to 5 commercial premises | | Travel, insurance, real estate agencies, among others | Fish market | | Tax warehouse | Pool hall and billiards | | Gun shop | Artisanal production of food and beverages | | Auto decoration | Auto polishing | | Bar without food sales (cantina) | Small grocery store (Pulpería). | | Barber shop | Cell phone top-ups | | Bazaar | Call reception (call center) | | Coffee mill | Alternator repair | | Costume jewelry | Shoe repair | | BN Servicios | Appliance repair | | Internet café | Computer equipment repair | | Cemetery | Tire repair | | Soccer 5 field | Aesthetics room / Spa | | Fitness center | Game machine room | | Copy center/photocopier | Nail salon | | Educational center: daycare, preschool, primary, secondary, public or private higher education with a maximum of 30 students (without photocopier or soda services, if present, each is taxed separately) | Video room | | Technical teaching center | Beauty salon | | Massage center | Silk-screening | | Private medical service center (with a maximum of 5 offices) | Lodging service for persons with a maximum of 5 rooms. | | Locksmith | Telephony services | | Cycle | Soda/Diner (maximum 10 tables) | | Mattress store | Private bank branch | | Buy and sell / pawn shop | Slaughterhouse | | Office or practice where liberal professions are practiced. | Sewing workshop / Tailor shop | | Crossfit | Body and paint shop | | Activity | | | Interior decoration | Precision mechanics workshop | | Cabinetmaking | Lathe workshop | | Package shipment and money remittances | Fence, mesh, and gate workshop | | Photo studio | Electrical/Electromechanical workshop | | Artisan factory | Automotive/motorcycle mechanical workshop | | Pharmacy | Tattoos and piercings | | Hardware store | Store / Boutique | | Florist | Pet food sale | | Funeral home | Craft sale | | Gallery | Auto/motorcycle sale | | Gas station (fuel sales only) | Battery sale | | Gym | Plastic bag sale | | State-subsidized daycare | Cell phones and accessories sale | | Ice cream shop | Take-out food sale (no on-site consumption) | | Hydroponics | Fixed-stand lottery sale | | Community home | Wood sale | | Print shop | Paint sale | | Sign printing | Cleaning product sale | | Alarm and audio installation | Nutritional products and vitamin supplements sale | | Jewelry/Watch store | Plastic products sale | | Car wash | Cheese and dairy product sale | | Laundry | Spare parts sale | | Dairy | Fabric sale | | Bookstore | Party supplies sale and rental | | Liquor store | Tire sale and change | | Lithography | Greengrocer | | Macrobiotic store | Veterinary clinic | | Marquetry | Video store | | Mill | Nursery | | Furniture store | Shoe store | e) Commercial 2: Businesses generating between 50kg/month and 125kg/month of ordinary waste. Due to their nature and average generation, the following activities must be classified in this category, except those where an analysis, justification, and reasoned resolution is made re-categorizing the specific business.
| Activity | | | --- | --- | | Grocery supplier | Imaging laboratory (X-rays) | | Bus companies | Lubrication center | | Bar with lounge | Mini supermarket (self-service) | | Natural smoothies and juices | Bakery/pastry shop (sale and production) | | Storage warehouse | Construction permits for 6 or more commercial premises | | Butcher shop | Bus transportation yard | | Catering Service | Distribution and logistics transportation yard | | Recyclable material collection center | Restaurant/Pizzeria/Seafood restaurant (11 or more tables) | | Educational center: daycare, preschool, primary, secondary, public or private higher education with between 30 and 100 students (without photocopier or soda services, if present, each is taxed separately) | Party hall | | Private medical service center (with more than 5 offices) | Dance hall/Disco | | Animal husbandry | Lodging service for persons with between 6 and 13 rooms for rent. | | Material deposit or warehouse | Soda/Diner (11 or more tables) | | Distribution company | Small and medium supermarkets (up to 100 m2) | | Maquila company | Upholstery | | Factories/Packing plants | Appliance and furniture sale in a single location | | Hardware store | Fruit and vegetable sale | | Go kart | Ceramic tile sale | | Clinical laboratory | Glass sale | f) Commercial 3: Businesses generating more than 125kg/month of ordinary waste.
Due to their nature and average generation, the following activities must be classified in this category, except those where an analysis, justification, and reasoned resolution is made re-categorizing the specific business.
| Activity | | | --- | --- | | Spa and tourist centers | Commercial bakery (factory and distribution company) | | Educational center: daycare, preschool, primary, secondary, public or private higher education with more than 100 students (without photocopier or soda services, if present, each is taxed separately) | Freight transportation yard (trucks or vans) | | Social, recreational, and sports club | Lodging service for persons with between 14 and 20 rooms for rent. | | Service station (includes all services). | Large supermarkets | | Production farms | Department store or warehouse | | Private hospital | Fruit and vegetable sale and distribution | g) Hotel: Lodging service for persons with 21 rooms or more.
The hotel collection charge shall be based on the room occupancy declared by the licensee (licenciatario) quarterly. Declarations must be submitted within the first ten business days following the end of the quarter, and must detail the total number of rooms and their average quarterly occupancy. In case the declaration is not submitted within the established period, it shall be taxed on the total number of rooms (100% occupancy). The declaration form must be requested by the licensee from the Revenue Department or downloaded from the official address of the municipal website.
The mathematical formulas to be used in the calculation are as follows:
Amount to pay = 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑠 ? Hotel Rate In such a way that the sum of the nights sold during the quarter is carried out, and divided by the total days the hotel operated during the quarter. The result must be multiplied by the hotel rate to obtain the amount to be paid during the declared quarter. When the amount to be paid is less than the commercial 3 rate, the Ordinary Waste Collection Commercial 3/Industrial rate shall be charged.