health and the environment

Sunday morning, May 21, 2023. About 10,000 cyclists, from all over the country, flocked to Seoul’s main public square, Gwanghwamun, in Central Seoul at 8 a.m. for the annual Seoul Bike Festiva. The event was hosted by JoongAng Ilbo, a…

23 May 2023, Perth City, Australia/Quezon City, Philippines. On the eve of the new global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Paris, the Australian Environment Minister has decided to reopen plastic waste exports, after a five-year ban introduced by the previous federal…

UN Plastic Report Calls for the Protection of Human Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemical Exposures throughout the Plastic Life Cycle 12 May 2023, Quezon City. A report released this week from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and…

7 May 2023, Quezon City/Davao City. The EcoWaste Coalition and the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) lauded the decision last Friday by over 120 countries to add UV-328, Dechlorane Plus (DP) and methoxychlor among the highly toxic chemicals targeted…

This week marks the start of the Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COP) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS). The event takes place in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 1 to 12, 2023, with various stakeholders convening…

4 April 2023, Quezon City.  The Antipolo City Government and the EcoWaste Coalition appealed to the general public, especially the youth, who will join the penitential Alay-Lakad to the “Pilgrimage Capital of the Philippines” to avoid littering at all times. Through a…

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics marks a historic milestone in the effort to protect children from amalgam’s mercury: the one-year anniversary of winning the Children’s Amendment to…

1 April 2023, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, exhorted the faithful to mark the Holy Week with less carbon dioxide and less plastic waste. “As we remember and reflect on Christ’s…

Declaration Sent to Government Leaders Worldwide on the UN International Day of Zero Waste GAIA speaks at the UN New York, NY– On the first annual United Nations International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the Global Alliance for…

28 March 2023, Quezon City.  Two Quezon City-based environmental organizations reminded the public to abide by the city’s regulations governing the disposal of busted fluorescent lamps to prevent mercury vapor release from such lighting products. The Mother Earth Foundation (MEF)…