10 Tips for a Waste-Free Barangay Elections Campaign
In a bid to save the environment from campaign material waste during the Philippine barangay elections scheduled on May 14, EcoWaste identified ways to make campaigns more eco-friendly.
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Manny Calonzo wins Int’l Environment Award for campaign vs lead paint
Filipino environmentalist Manny Calonzo is among seven people from around the world to be awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots environmental activism.
Miss Toxic beauty pageant advocates love for Pinoy skin and safe cosmetics
Beauty pageant lovers have another contest to enjoy – and this time it promises to keep the beautiful Pinoy skin healthy and safe from toxic cosmetics. Miss Toxic Pretty is an advocacy pageant staged by the EcoWaste Coalition, in collaboration with the Manila Science High School (MSHS) Grade 9 consumer chemistry students to promote critical […]
6 Ways to Cut Down on Holiday Trash
With the enjoyment of the Christmas season comes great responsibility. This is the reminder brought forward by EcoWate Coalition, as it urged the public to cut down on holiday trash (Holitrash) with 3Rs and more. The waste and pollution watch group drew attention to what each and every person or household can do to lessen […]
QC bans firecrackers, praised by NGOs for health, environmental and safety measures
Quezon City has enacted an ordinance imposing a total ban on the use of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices during festivity and other occasions in all public places of the city. The move was hailed by various non-government organizations in Quezon City as an essential health, environmental and safety measure worth replicating by other local government […]
Ultimate Christmas Gift-Giving Guide to Safe Toys for Children
With Christmas season coming around, parents and gift-givers will soon be picking toys off the shelves of stores in a whirl. Before the holiday rush overwhelms everyone, GoodNewsPilipinas reminds you to remember that gift-giving comes with the responsibility to give toys that will not harm children. Exposure to harmful chemicals and dangerous toys can harm […]
La Salle Dasma hailed for eco-waste practices
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas was recently cited by an ecological group for banning the use of disposable plastic bags
BAN Toxics Urges Stronger Action on 24th Anniversary of Philippines’ Solid Waste Management Act
BAN Toxics, an environmental justice group, has called for a comprehensive review and stricter implementation of Republic Act (RA) 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, on its 24th anniversary. RA 9003, enacted on January 26, 2001, was designed to establish an integrated solid waste management program aimed at protecting public health and […]