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EcoWaste Coalition Urges Black Nazarene Devotees to Manifest their Faith in a Litter-Free Manner
3 January 2025, Quezon City. As devotees flock to the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno for the First Friday Mass of 2025, an environmental watchdog group appealed to the faithful to join in making the upcoming Traslacion…
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…
Groups Campaign to Protect Animals, People, and the Environment from Harmful Effects of Firecrackers and Fireworks
27 December 2024, Quezon City. As 2024 comes to a close, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the EcoWaste Coalition are urging the Filipino people to ditch firecrackers and fireworks to herald the New Year, noting our shared responsibility…
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…
EcoWaste Coalition Urges Government Regulators to Do More to Remove Illegal Product Listings in Online Shopping Sites
“If Singapore can do it, we can do it as well,” says watchdog group. 12 December 2024, Quezon City. Amid the 12.12 online shopping sales, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged government regulatory bodies to take stern measures against…
Envi Group Launches “Iwas Paputok” Campaign on Human Rights Day, Advocates for Children’s Right to a Safe Environment
With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, the environmental justice group BAN Toxics launched its annual campaign aimed at preventing fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) and promoting eco-friendly celebrations through an awareness activity at Barangay Payatas in Quezon City. Around…
EcoWaste Coalition Welcomes FDA’s Latest Move Banning Cheap But Mercury-Tainted Skin Whitening Cream
10 December 2024, Quezon City. The watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition lauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for banning a cheap but highly toxic whitening cream that is contaminated with high levels of mercury, a potent neurotoxin. FDA Advisory No.…
Toxic Watchdog Warns Against Kiddie Slippers with Harmful Chemicals that Pose Serious Risks to Children Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics has called the attention of the public to refrain from buying kiddie plastic slippers sold online after detecting lead, a brain-damaging…
The Enduring Legacy of EPES Concepción: The transformation of women and their communities
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,…
EcoWaste Coalition Detects Toxic Mercury in Thai-Made Whitening Cream Sold Online
Dangerous Product Claims it can Make a Miracle, Brighten Skin in Just One Week November 28, 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today announced it has detected mercury, a forbidden chemical in cosmetics, in one unauthorized skin-lightening…
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