Health
Environmental Health Groups Seek FDA-Thailand’s Action to Stop Export of Cosmetics Containing Mercury
Call for Action Triggered by the Discovery of more Mercury-laden Cosmetics being Sold Online 27 January 2025, Quezon City. Environmental health groups advocating for the protection of people’s health and the environment from mercury-containing cosmetics today urged the Food and…
Survey Sheds Light on Community Awareness and Practices in Healthcare Waste Management
The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) recently conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey to evaluate community awareness about healthcare waste management. The survey, which covered Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) in Quezon City (NCR),…
Toxics Watchdog Group Raises Concern over High-Cadmium Good Luck Charms
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…
EcoWaste Coalition Slams Mercury Cosmetics as Toxic Menace to Health and Environment
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…
PH Reuse Study Tour and Conference
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…
Warning Out on Seaweed-Containing “Extra Whitening” Cream from Thailand with High Mercury Content
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…
Healthcare Waste Project Drives Zero Waste Practices in Hospitals and Facilities
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…
Sinulog-Inspired Parade in Cebu Calls for a Plastic-Free Celebration
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 Leads Fight against Cervical Cancer with Landmark Community-Based Screening Program
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…
EcoWaste Coalition Highlights Significant Progress in Marine Litter Reduction according to 2024 Marine Litter Monitoring Survey Report
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…
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