Health

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…

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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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…

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…

By Maxine Lowy Along the north shore of the Biobío River, in the Chilean southcentral city of Concepción, illegal waste dumps and overgrown bushes proliferated. A short distance from there were modest neighborhoods where families crowded in flimsy houses. Rodents,…

23 November 2024, Quezon City.   As the Christmas gift-giving season approaches, the environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition will release a series of straight-to-the-point product safety alerts to inform consumers what items to avoid. For its initial “What…