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EcoWaste Coalition to Midterm Election Candidates: Protect the Environment
10 February 2025, Intramuros, Manila. – The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is one with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in advocating for an ecological campaign that will show respect and take care of our Mother Earth in words and…
EcoWaste Coalition Flags 35 Perfume Products Containing Banned “Reprotoxic” Chemical
9 February 2025, Quezon City. Ahead of Valentine’s Day gift giving, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition drew attention to the illegal sale of perfumes, a popular gift idea, containing a “reprotoxic” chemical forbidden in cosmetic products. To mark this…
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…
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…
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: It’s High Time to Toughen Firecracker Laws to Prevent Senseless Injuries and Deaths; Curb Toxic Pollution
7 January 2025, Quezon City. The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition bewailed the rise in the number of people, especially young children, who were injured or killed in firecracker-related incidents, prompting it to call for stronger regulations to…
EcoWaste Coalition Enjoins Families to Go “Iwas Paputoxic” for a Safer New Year’s Eve Revelry
30 December 2024, Quezon City. As the clock ticks down to a brand new year, the environmental and health advocacy group EcoWaste Coalition led a community meeting and caravan enjoining the public to go “Iwas Paputoxic.” Organized in collaboration with the…
Warning Out on Three Baby-Related Products with Toxic Phthalates
18 December 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition cautioned consumers against the purchase and use of three baby-related products (a baby bed sheet, a baby swimming float, and a baby supplies bag), which are laden with phthalates…
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