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Action Steps Proposed to Promote Chemical Safety and the Global Framework on Chemicals 24 January 2025, Quezon City.  As the sale of luck activators thrives ahead of the Chinese New Year, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero…

23 January 2025, Quezon City.  Despite the global ban, the EcoWaste Coalition continues to uncover the illegal use of mercury in unauthorized imported products for lightening skin tone and for removing age spots, dark marks, freckles, wrinkles, and other dermal…

Seeking the Mainstreaming of Reuse, Refill vs Single-Use Plastics 20 January 2025, Manila — In celebration of Zero Waste Month, plastic waste reduction advocates kicked off the “Philippine Reuse Study Tour and Conference”  in a bid to amplify the viability…

19 January 2025, Quezon City.  As the Zero Waste Month gets underway, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition continues to find dangerous levels of mercury in unauthorized skin-lightening products from abroad that are being offered for sale to Filipino consumers…

January 17, 2025. The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) held a forum in celebration of International Zero Waste Month, highlighting the need to promote Zero Waste practices and principles in the healthcare sector, foster collaboration, and…

EcoWaste Coalition and Partners Celebrate Zero Waste Month with “Sinulog sa Kabatan-onan Alang sa Kinaiyahan” 16 January 2025, Cebu City – The EcoWaste Coalition, in partnership with Sanlakas Cebu and Barangay Tejero, Cebu City, hosted a Sinulog-inspired activity today to…

Quezon City, Philippines – Cervical cancer, a disease affecting the cervix, is both preventable and curable when detected early. Despite this, cervical cancer remains the second most common cancer among Filipino women, claiming the lives of more than half of…

Survey Reveals Decrease in Marine Litter in Monitored Sites along           Manila Bay, Recommends Key Actions to Address the Persistent Problem 15 January 2025, Quezon City – The EcoWaste Coalition, in partnership with De La Salle University-Dasmariñas…

Environmental watchdog group scores the non-enforcement of the national and city ban on littering. 9 January 2025, Quezon City.  While awed by the unsurpassed outpouring of faith, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition lamented the widespread littering that again blighted…

7 January 2025, Quezon City.  The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition bewailed the rise in the number of people, especially young children, who were injured or killed in firecracker-related incidents, prompting it to call for stronger regulations to…