EcoWaste Coalition

6 September 2023, Quezon City, Metro Manila.  As part of its continuing advocacy towards a zero waste and toxics-free society, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition organized a seminar last September 5 focusing on ubiquitous synthetic chemicals that mimic, block…

Imported Leaded Spray Paints Banned in 2020 Still Sold in Retail Stores   25 August 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition deplored the unrelenting sale of imported spray paints banned by the authorities in 2020 for containing…

As the back-to-school season goes full blast, the EcoWaste Coalition took the opportunity to remind shoppers to insist, not only on their right to affordable school supplies but also on their rights to product information and to product safety. Upholding…

Earlier this week, south Florida saw sea surface temperatures equivalent to a normal hot tub. At Manatee Bay, inside Everglades National Park, a water temperature buoy about five feet underwater showed a temperature of 101.19 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday afternoon, with other buoys in the…

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…

After the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that last month was the hottest June on record, a climate expert at NASA is now predicting that July could be Earth’s hottest month on record. By Paige Bennett Gavin Schmidt, director of…

22 July 2023, Quezon City. As our nation faces a myriad of societal problems, green groups associated with the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network pushing for a zero waste and toxics-free society, are urging President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to tackle…

Canada is currently experiencing its worst wildfire season ever, and on Monday smoke from the hundreds of blazes once again drifted across the border into the United States, prompting another round of air quality warnings. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The new bout of smoke and…

5 July 2023, Quezon City.  As the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. nears, the EcoWaste Coalition urged the government to adopt policy measures that will protect the people’s health and the environment from…

The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered 12 more imported spray paints with lead content, including five products that are wrongly labeled as “lead-free.” This brings to 97 the number of lead-containing spray paints sold locally, which the group…