Have a plastic-free, eco-friendly summer vacation – EcoWaste

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:31:34 +0000

Have a plastic-free, eco-friendly summer vacation - EcoWaste

MANILA, Philippines – Planning your summer activities? Try going plastic-free! “Summer outings need not be synonymous with the bane of plastic, especially the single-use, that is polluting the oceans and harming marine life,” EcoWaste Coalition National Coordinator Aileen Lucero said, as the summer vacation season unfolds.

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EcoWaste slams illegal campaign posters, appeals to candidates

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:35 +0000

EcoWaste slams illegal campaign posters, appeals to candidates

Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition lamented the proliferation of posters in prohibited areas as the local campaign kicked off.

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Eco group hits tarp war, asks poll bets to be more Earth-friendly

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:16:17 +0000

The pro-environment group EcoWaste Coalition on Wednesday lamented the proliferation of tarpaulins bearing the names and massages of candidates in Metro Manila ahead of the campaign period for the midterm elections.  

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Trash left by Black Nazarene devotees on Traslacion route appalls PRRC

Credit to Author: cmolina| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:12:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — While it was “amazed” with the devotion of millions of Filipinos joining the feast, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) on Wednesday said it was appalled by the piles of garbage the devotees of the Black Nazarene left strewn along the procession route.

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Black Nazarene devotees urged to take waste prevention ‘seriously’

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 07:54:09 +0000

Ahead of the annual “Traslacion” procession, the environmental group EcoWaste Coalition on Thursday appealed to the millions of Black Nazarene devotees to take waste prevention “seriously.”

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EcoWaste Coalition decries piles of ‘post-revelry garbage’ in Metro Manila

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 04:13:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines —Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition on Tuesday decried the piles of ‘post revelry’ garbage left after residents of Metro Manila welcomed the new year.

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Concern raised over mercury-laden cosmetics in Cagayan de Oro

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:47:33 +0000

Concern raised over mercury-laden cosmetics in Cagayan de Oro

An environmental group called on the DOH in Northern Mindanao to crackdown on the sale of skin-lightening cosmetics laden with mercury.

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