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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 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…

Green Groups to Senate Bets: Where Do You Stand on Key Environmental Issues?

Voters have the right to know, environmental health and justice advocates insist 21 April 2025, Quezon City. Voters have the right to know. Thus, said environmental health and justice groups. They urge all senatorial candidates to participate in the ongoing…

Some Pilgrimage Sites Found Littered, Others Litter-Free or Almost

19 April 2025, Quezon City. The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called out citizens who simply threw their discards on the ground while performing their faith-driven visits to pilgrimage sites last Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Based on…

Antipolo Mayor Ynares and EcoWaste Coalition to Alay Lakad Participants: Respect the Environment, Litter Not

16 April 2025, Quezon City.  The City Government of Antipolo and the EcoWaste Coalition both pitched for environmental stewardship and respect as millions are again expected to take part in the Alay Lakad to the pilgrimage city this Maundy Thursday.…

San Jose del Monte LGU and EcoWaste Coalition Urge Lenten Pilgrims Not to Leave Any Litter Behind

15 April 2025, Quezon City.  Anticipating the influx of Lenten visitors, the local government of the City of San Jose Del Monte (CSJDM) and the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition jointly asked the faithful not to leave any trail of…

EcoWaste Coalition Exhorts the Faithful to Give Planet Earth a Rest from Trash and Pollution 

Group Promotes Ecological Observance of the Holy Week 13 April 2025, Quezon City.  As the Month of the Planet Earth is observed in accordance with Presidential Proclamation No. 1482, the EcoWaste Coalition urged pious Filipinos to mark the Holy Week in…

Faith in Action: Environmental-Themed Via Crucis Calls for Reflection and Action to Protect Mother Earth

A Call for Environmental Action Rooted in Faith and Community 10 April 2025, Tondo, Manila. – The EcoWaste Coalition co-organized with the San Pablo Apostol Parish and the Samahan ng mga Mangangalakal ng Scrap sa Capulong a special Lenten activity blending…

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