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ASH and EcoWaste Coalition: Cigarette Butts and Used Electronic Smoking Devices Not Recyclable
6 April 2025, Quezon City. Two civil society organizations dedicated to the protection of public health and the environment pushed for an upstream solution to deal with the by-product waste of smoking and vaping. The Action on Smoking and Health-Philippines…
EcoWaste Coalition Reminds Citizens Not to Burn Garbage Amid Blazing Hot Weather
Households and Other Waste Generators Urged to Apply Best Practices in Ecological Solid Waste Management 3 March 2025, Quezon City. As parts of the country experience scorching temperatures amid the observance of Fire Prevention Month, the waste and pollution watchdog…
EcoWaste Coalition: End Impunity to Stop Trade of Hazardous Cosmetics with Mercury
Watchdog Group Presses Concerted Action to Protect Women’s Health and Environment from Mercury Poisoning 2 March 2025, Quezon City. As National Women’s Month is observed, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has turned the…
CSOs Call for ASEAN Leadership for a Successful Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
CSOs urge ASEAN leaders to take a strong stance in the ongoing negotiations to develop an international legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. 18 April 2024; Jakarta, Indonesia: Today, the Global Alliance for Incinerator…
Call for Definitive E-waste Regulation and Enforcement as E-waste Crisis Looms
“E-waste is a rapidly growing waste stream in the country. From 3.9 kilos per capita in 2019, 537 million kilograms of e-waste were produced in the Philippines, translating to 4.7 kilograms of e-waste per capita in 2022,” said Jam Lorenzo,…
The Ripples of a Revolution: The Birth of an Initiative to Combat Single-Use Plastics (SUP) in Asia and the Pacific
02 February 2024 – The International Zero Waste Month (IZWM) marks a critical juncture in the global fight against single-use plastics (SUPs). The Asia Reuse Consortium, a groundbreaking initiative, was established in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 11, comprising 18 individuals from…
Zero Waste Month: Paying Tribute to Waste Workers on the Frontlines
Under the theme “#ChooseReuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future”, BAN Toxics joins this year’s International Zero Waste Month (IZWM), recognizing the importance of Zero Waste as a science-based and just solution, advocating a fair shift towards practices…
EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Strengthened Global Action on Chemical Hazards
26 July 2023, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental organization advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society, is urging the Government of the Philippines to support the adoption of a strong and funded global policy instrument to protect…
Battle for the Earth: Dirty Oil – It’s not just about carbon, dammit! – Part 4
A climate discussion that focuses solely on carbon emissions gives the impression that the climate measures envisaged by governments will soon really hurt the fossil fuel industry. But focusing solely on CO2 is a choice that the industry itself has…
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