Green Facts

•24 million tonnes of aluminium is produced annually, 51,000 tonnes of which ends up as packaging in the UK. •If all cans in the UK were recycled, we would need 14 million fewer dustbins. •£36,000,000 worth of aluminium is thrown away each year. •Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to use in just 6 weeks.

Ecopanas

What is EcoPanas?

EcoPanas.com is a Latin American community of travelers, eco-entrepreneurs, environmentalist and others who cares about their work and the world. We offer facts, news, tips, photos, articles & products information to people looking for new and better ways to live, work and travel while positively impacting the planet.

Our main purpose is to link people in Latin America that support the idea of preserving the beauty of this continent, we want to create an alliance between actions and ideas that will find solutions to the current elements that are posing a threat to the environment in this part of the planet.

The Latin American community for eco-conscious people.

Where is EcoPanas?

EcoPanas is where you are! We have brought people together from countries all over Latin America and the rest of the world. As a community we share our efforts to protect the planet and hope that others will follow us and do the same, EcoPanas is about you and your environment.

EcoPanas Players

At EcoPanas we believe in solidarity but most important in individual change and we know that Latin America, the richest ecological region of our planet is the place where positive ecological change must start. Because of it, we are embracing a GREEN model in our everyday lifestyle. We want to live, work and travel while positively impacting the planet - EcoPanas is inviting Latin Americans to make a difference and protect the glorious land of the Incas & the Aztec, the Amazon and the vibrant diversity and geographical abundance of South America.

Karina Kean
President and CEO

Karina, president and CEO, owns the vision of EcoPanas. Her passion for business and travel is now the core of this venture, which seeks to preserve and sustain this prosperous Latina American continent. Her first business adventure is Project-Tee, a company focused on the idea that individual contributions to non-profit organizations can positively change the future of our children, the fate of our animals and the sustainability of our environment. She is currently taking a break from her business degree to develop a career on building a strong foundation for the world and her family.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family, friends and reading.

Julie Mattern

Web Designer and Project Manager

Julie is a social worker turned entrepreneur and web designer without formal training. She holds degrees in English from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and Social Work from the University of Kentucky but has found new life realizing the vision of EcoPanas. Julie has always been deeply committed to the idea of social change and is now transferring her passion for social work to the preservation and renaissance of the Latin American eco-movement.
For leisure, Julie enjoys the company of good friends, good books and exploring the wonders of nature. The focus of her life is to help others appreciate and respect the environment she loves so well.