Ecowaste warns public on ‘Labubu’ tumblers with toxic lead

Ma. Teresa Montemayor - Philippine News Agency 11/26/2024

MANILA – Three tumblers decorated with “Labubu” characters contain a high amount of lead, an anti-chemical pollution advocacy group said Monday. The EcoWaste Coalition reported that the tumblers were part of the six unofficial “Labubu” merchandise items sold…

Spray paints containing harmful lead sold in some Cebu stores – Ecowaste

Futch Anthony Inso 09/29/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A toxics watchdog group warned Cebuanos on purchasing lead-containing spray paints that were sold in retail stores in the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue. EcoWaste Coalition described this as an illegal act…

Ordinance against improper disposal of face masks passed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council passed an ordinance against the improper disposal of face masks and protective gears against the coronavirus on January 27, 2021. Councilor Alvin Dizon, the proponent of the ordinance, said…

EcoWaste warns public against false ads of ‘virus blockers’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An environmental health group has cautioned consumers against misleading and false advertisements of virus blocking products rampantly sold in online shopping platforms amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). EcoWaste, in an…

Advocacy and democracy

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/07/2020

  One of my still-to-be-fulfilled  dreams is to huddle colleagues and to ask  what shaped them to pursue this challenging field of protecting and defending our natural life support system.  It is certainly in a tougher arena…

The non-negotiable right to health

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/23/2016

Health is wealth — an old adage that rings true for all generations. However, not a few realize its full meaning when illness strikes. It is amazing that each part of our body works in perfect synchronicity…

Ecowaste tells CCPO to dispose video kareras through TSDs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/25/2016

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group is asking the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to let treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facilities handle the destruction of the confiscated illegal gambling machines instead of destroying them using axes and hammers. Thony…

DOH: Use leaves, not paintbrush on barbecue

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/24/2014

The Department of Health (DOH-7) supports the Ecowaste Coalition’s campaign against the use of paintbrushes which would be tainted with lead for food preparations. Dr. Guy Perez, head of Health Facilities Development Section of DOH-7 said that…

Lead also found in toy ukeleles, watchdog group says

Marian Z. Codilla 06/23/2014

After paintbrushes, colorful toy ukeleles sold at tourist souvenir shops in the cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu were also  found to contain lead. The Eco Waste Coalition, a toxic chemical watchdog, said they screened 10 samples of…

Loom bands risky for kids

06/23/2014

Cause-oriented groups yesterday warned pet owners that loom bands can be dangerous for humans and animals. The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the EcoWaste Coalition said the “cute, but hard to digest rubber bands” can make…

Ecowaste calls for New Year revelry sans ‘crackers, fireworks

12/13/2013

MANILA—Three weeks before the New Year, the environmentalist group EcoWaste Coalition launched its yearly campaign against unsafe firecrackers on Friday in an effort to convince the public to avoid the kind of revelry that could cause death…

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