MANILA, July 3 (PIA) — A not-for-profit watchdog group known for tracking dangerous consumer products and wastes in the market urged consumers nationwide to watch out for fake rice containing plastic resin. “Consumer awareness about this fraudulent trade in plastic-containing rice and caution when making purchases are necessary to protect the public from poison rice,” said Thony Dizon, Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition’s Project Protect. “Consumers should exercise extra vigilance when buying rice, a staple food source, […]
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Conserve water, it’s a limited resource, public told
QUEZON CITY, April 24 (PIA) – An environment watchdog has called on the public to conserve water especially at this time that the dry season has set in and water supply is down. Christina Vergara, EcoWaste Coalition’s Zero Waste Program Officer in a statement said that water as a limited and extremely necessary resource is worth a lot of responsible consuming. In the country, as early as the 3rd quarter of last year, water authorities have […]
Ecowaste warns about artificial nail polish
The Ecowaste Coalition warned against the use of artificial fingernails because they may have dangerous toxins, especially products not approved by the BFAD.





