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EcoWaste Coalition and 26 CSOs Ask DENR and DTI to Regulate Toxic Metals in Water Faucets
Watchdog Group Finds Toxic Lead and Cadmium in Water Faucets on Sale in the Market 5 July 2025, Quezon City. In an urgent request initiated by the EcoWaste Coalition and endorsed by 26 civil society organizations, the Department of Environment and…
Study: Particulate Matter Levels in Communities Hosting Waste Incinerators Up to 8 Times Higher than World Health Organization Guidelines
First of Its Kind Cross-Regional Citizen Science Air Quality Monitoring Project in Surabaya, Indonesia; Ogijo, Nigeria; Dumaguete, Philippines A citizen-science study monitoring the air quality nearby waste incineration facilities in three cities in the Global South found high levels of particulate matter…
BAN Toxics, Community Groups Mark International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025 with Call to End Plastic Pollution
Calumpit, Bulacan – In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering commitment to eliminate plastic pollution in all its forms. This annual global campaign, launched by Zero Waste Europe and other environmental…
Turn Off the Toxic Plastic tap, Health and Environmental Advocates Insist
EcoWaste Coalition reveals toxic cadmium and phthalate in plastic tarpaulins 3 July 2025, Quezon City. Advocates for the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment revealed the detection of toxic substances of very high concern in plastic…
Toxic Incinerator Pollution
New Report Finds Dangerous Pollutants from Pyrolysis Incinerator, Urges Immediate Shutdown Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental — A looming public health crisis is unfolding in Dumaguete as the results of a community-led air quality monitoring study reveal dangerously high levels of air pollution…
Community Action Against Toxic Exposures on National Poison Prevention Week 2025
San Jose Del Monte Bulacan – In observance of National Poison Prevention Week 2025, environmental justice organization BAN Toxics intensifies efforts in promoting poison prevention awareness and chemical safety in the community. Anchored on this year’s theme, “Lasong Umahon sa Pabago-Bagong Panahon: Iba’t Ibang…
EcoWaste Coalition Welcomes Full Enforcement of the Internet Transactions Law
Advocates Look Forward to the Removal of Dangerous Goods with Banned Substances Being Sold Online 26 June 2025, Quezon City. The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition welcomed the implementation of Republic Act No. 11967, or the Internet Transactions…
Communities in Pakil opposed the Ahunan Pumped Storage Project Amid Environmental Concerns
Laguna, Philippines — Conversations continue to grow around the proposed 1,400 MW Ahunan Pumped Storage Hydropower Project, as concerned residents, farmers, and civil society organizations in Pakil, Laguna, highlight the possible devastating impacts it poses on the Sierra Madre mountain…
AAEA Demands Accountability for Abandoned Oil/Gas Well Operations
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the Sivasagar crude-oil well gas leakage for days, a northeast India-based forum of graduate engineers urged both Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL) to deal honestly with the ‘abandoned’ wells. Both…
Groups Emphasize the Importance of Being Informed to Reduce Exposure to Chemical Pollutants
“Laban sa lason” Gathering Unites Community Members in Addressing Pollution Threats 23 June 2025, Quezon City. “What you know can protect you from harm.” The EcoWaste Coalition and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health – Center for Research…
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