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EcoWaste Coalition

The EcoWaste Coalition is a non-profit environmental health and justice organization based in Quezon City, Philippines that is working toward a zero-waste and toxics-free society where communities enjoy a safe and healthy environment.

EcoWaste Coalition and ACRI Pitch for Chemical Safety and Zero Waste at Brigada Eskwela in QC School

Groups Foster Awareness and Action Towards a Healthy and Safe Learning Environment 9 June 2025, Quezon City.  Civil society groups highlighted the importance of being aware of the potential risks from chemicals and waste in the school environment and the…

EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for an Eco-Friendly Conduct of Brigada Eskwela 2025 

Group Urges Brigada Eskwela Participants to Heed 20 Pollution Prevention Reminders 6 June 2025, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, a non-governmental organization working for a zero waste and toxics-free society, enjoined all participating schools, groups and individuals to aim for…

EcoWaste Coalition to Schools: Pick Certified LED Lights, Safely Manage Busted Mercury Fluorescent Lamps

4 June 2025, Quezon City.  As schools get ready for next week’s Brigada Eskwela cleanup, repair and maintenance activities, the environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition reminded participants to pick light emitting diode (LED) lights as they are more…

EcoWaste Coalition Announces Verified Lead Safe Paints® Ahead of Brigada Eskwela 2025

Toxics Watchdog Group Promotes Strict Compliance to Lead Paint Ban to Protect Children’s Health   2 June 2025, Quezon City.  As part of its sustained advocacy to promote a toxic-free school environment, the EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of…

20th Congress Urged to Enact Plain Packaging Law to Protect Youth from Tobacco and Vape Harm 

29 May 2025, Quezon City. Public health and environmental groups congratulate the newly elected officials and legislators in the recently concluded 2025 Mid-Term Elections. And, they are calling on the newly elected senators and congresspersons to act urgently by passing…

Zero Waste Advocacy Group to Poll Winners: Do Away with “Thank You” Tarpaulins

Group Suggests 12 Substitute Ways of Saying “Thank You” without Plastic 21 May 2025, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has an important appeal to all candidates who won in the…

EcoWaste Coalition Welcomes Reduced Littering Inside Voting Centers, Laments Littering Outside

14 May 2025, Quezon City.  The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition welcomed the noticeable decrease in littering inside voting centers but lamented the unchecked littering outside. Based on the monitoring conducted last Monday, the group’s Basura Patrollers heaved…

EcoWaste Coalition Stages Post-Election Clean-Up, Urges Candidates to Take Responsibility for Campaign Waste

A Call for Stricter Enforcement of COMELEC’s Clean-up Directive 13 May 2025, Quezon City. – To send a strong message on political accountability and environmental responsibility, the EcoWaste Coalition led a post-election clean-up this morning around Flora Ylagan High School along…

EcoWaste Coalition Makes Last-Ditch Appeal for Basura-Free Polls

8 May 2025, Quezon City.  As the mid-term election campaign enters its final stretch, an environmental watchdog group urged both national and local candidates to comply with Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, and keep…

Seventh Philippine Company Obtains Lead Safe Paint® Certification

Business and Civil Society Leaders Laud Industry Compliance to Lead Paint Ban 27 April 2025, Quezon City. A leading paint manufacturer based in Cebu passed the Lead Safe Paint® (LSP®) certification, making it the seventh company in the Philippines to…

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