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 […]
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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 […]
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EcoWaste praises PHL for reducing harmful lead-containing paints
The Philippines has significantly decreased the availability of decorative solvent-based paints for home use containing lead which have proven to be hazardous especially to children’s health, signaling positive action from government, manufacturers, and civil society. The EcoWaste Coalition reported the decline in lead-containing decorative paints sold in hardware and paint stores as shown in the […]
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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
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