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Experts Highlight Impacts of Microplastics to Environment, Human Health
April 18, 2024, Quezon City— Days before the celebration of Earth Day, environmental and planetary health experts sounded the alarm about the prevalence of microplastics in the ecosystems and their insidious effects on our health. During the seminar organized by…
Groups: Heed Safety Tips to Protect Waste Workers from Extreme Heat
8 April 2024, Quezon City. The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition and its member groups from the informal waste sector (IWS) are advising waste workers across the country to take all protective measures against heat stress amid the smoldering summer…
EcoWaste Coalition Provides Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna with a Map of 52 Errant Stores Selling Banned Cosmetics with Mercury
5 April 2024, Quezon City. Ahead of World Health Day on April 7, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today provided the City Government of Manila with a map of wholesale and retail stores selling skin-lightening products laced with mercury…
EcoWaste Coalition Decries the Unrestrained Sale of Mercury and Mercury-Added Products Online
Watchdog Group Campaigns for a Mercury-free Online Marketplace 3 April 2024, Quezon City. On the eve of the 4.4 online shopping sales, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition assailed the unbridled use of e-commerce sites to sell mercury and mercury-added…
EcoWaste Coalition Praises Litter-Free Shrines and Churches, Laments Littered Pilgrimage Sites
30 March 2024, Quezon City. The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition heaped praises on the laity and the clergy for keeping many religious shrines “litter-free or darn close” on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday while lamenting the unrestrained littering that…
EcoWaste Coalition: True Radiance Comes from Within, Not from Skin Lightening Products with Mercury
Watchdog Group Backs UN Campaign to End Mercury Use in Cosmetics 23 March 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition, which has been tracking mercury in skin-lightening cosmetics in the Philippines since 2011, reiterated its support for…
Warning Out on Weight Loss Products Containing Banned Sibutramine
18 March 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is calling on consumers to be wary of products marketed as fat-burning supplements for weight loss as some of these products may contain sibutramine, an anti-obesity drug that can…
Newly Certified Lead Safe Paints Launched at Philippine World Building and Construction Exposition
14 March 2024, Pasay City/Quezon City. The thriving paint industry in the Philippines marked another milestone with the launch today of duly certified Lead Safe Paint® (LSP®) products at the Philippine World Building and Construction Exposition, or the WORLDBEX 2024.…
EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Chemical Ingredients and Hazards Disclosure to Uphold Consumer Rights to Information and Safety
12 March 2024, Quezon City. Ahead of the World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15, the zero waste and toxics-free advocacy group EcoWaste Coalition urged manufacturers to ensure consumer access to chemicals in product information, and for the authorities…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Concerted Action to Protect Women from a Highly Preventable Source of Mercury Exposure
8 March 2024, Quezon City. As International Women’s Day is celebrated, the EcoWaste Coalition pitched for a concerted action to protect women from a highly preventable source of mercury exposure: adulterated contraband skin-lightening products laced with mercury. “As we honor…
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