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Global Movement Kicks Off International Zero Waste Month 2026 Calls for More Investments in Zero Waste Solutions

2026 January 08 –  As the world welcomes the New Year, 1,000 Civil Society Organizations and Grassroots community groups in over 90 countries are also gearing up for the annual celebration of International Zero Waste Month, amplifying the call for more…

“Reduce Waste at Home, Make Zero Waste A Daily Habit” – BAN Toxics

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to reduce waste at its source and prevent pollution. The movement began in the Philippines in 2012 through the…

EcoWaste Coalition Assembles in Plaza Miranda to Press for a Waste-Free Conduct of Traslacion 2026

January 6, 2026, Manila City/Quezon City. Three days before the reenactment of Traslacion, the EcoWaste Coalition gathered in Plaza Miranda (a Freedom Park) in front of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno to reiterate its call for…

‘DIALOGO’: The worlds of two internationally-acclaimed artists, Manuel Ocampo & Ronald Ventura, collide in Cloudgrey Gallery

The art exhibit, DIALOGO, opened in Cloudgrey December 9, 2025 and is currently on display for all art lovers to see and experience. In this historic collaboration between two acclaimed contemporary artists, Manuel Ocampo and Ronald Ventura, something uncanny has…

Humanists Condemn the US Attack on Venezuela and the Illegal Detention of Its President

Once again, we have witnessed the United States openly flout international law by bombing Caracas and abducting the Venezuelan president. The accusations of drug trafficking and weapons possession against Nicolás Maduro and his wife are nothing more than a pretext…

EcoWaste Coalition Tags 13 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated with Toxic Mercury

(Group pushes for regulatory and consumer vigilance to break the unlawful trade of contraband cosmetics with mercury) 4 January 2026, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of 13 skin lightening products found in 2025…

EcoWaste Coalition Appeals to Black Nazarene Devotees to Prevent and Reduce Trash in 2026 Traslacion

1 January 2026, Manila City/Quezon City. As the Zero Waste Month is observed this January and as the preparations for the January 9 Feast of Black Nazarene go full blast, a waste and pollution watchdog group exhorted the Roman Catholic…

BAN Toxics Appeals to PNP and Regulatory Agencies to Intensify Action Against Illegal Firecrackers and Prevent Injuries to People and Animals

Days before the New Year’s Eve celebrations, environmental watchdog BAN Toxics appealed to the Philippine National Police and regulatory agencies to intensify enforcement against the manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of prohibited firecrackers to prevent physical injuries and harmful health…

CRED: “Serious concerns about the precautionary measures issued against Mohammed Hannoun and other activists.”

We report a press release from the Center for Research and Development for Democracy regarding the precautionary measures against Mohammed Hannoun and other pro-Palestinian activists. CRED (Center for Research and Elaboration for Democracy) expresses serious concerns regarding the precautionary measures…

Press Release: Israeli Supreme Court Greenlights Mass Demolition of Civilian Homes in Nur Shams – West Banks

We are publishing the Press Release sent to us by Adalah – “The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel” regarding the ruling in Case 51772-12-25. The case was brought on behalf of 22 Palestinian residents of the Nur…

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