On October 8, 2026, BAN Toxics conducted a seminar on Ecological Solid Waste Management at Teodora Alonso Elementary School (TAES) in Project 4,…
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Protecting the People Behind the Gold: Why Small-Scale Miners Need More Than Regulation
An Open Letter on the Recent Tragedy Involving Small-scale Miners in Itogon, Benguetby Leoncio Na-oy The deaths of seven small-scale miners in Itogon,…
Read moreLearning Modules on Proper Waste Management and Toxic Chemicals Developed to Foster Healthier and Safer Schools
Through its Toxics-Free and Waste-Free Schools Program (TFSP), environmental organization BAN Toxics conducted the turnover of the newly developed TFSP learning modules for…
Read moreCompassionate Gold Project Studies Mercury-Free Alternatives to Gold Processing in Benguet
What does it take to move towards Compassionate Gold? As part of the Compassionate Gold Project: Benguet and Mountain Province, BAN Toxics is…
Read moreBAN Toxics Conducts River Waste and Bycatch Analysis in Meycauayan River
On August 25, 2026, BAN Toxics’ Policy Development and Research Team and volunteers conducted a waste audit of materials collected from the Meycauayan…
Read more“Who will really benefit from Pax Silica?” Envi Group BAN Toxics Asks As It Joins Multisectoral Network Against the US-Led Initiative
PRESS RELEASE| 1 September 2026 Environmental Justice Organization BAN Toxics joined the public launching of Network Opposed To Pax Silica (NO to Pax…
Read moreBenguet Small-Scale Miners Undergo Training on Formalization Requirements
BAN Toxics, through the Compassionate Gold (CG) Project, organized a workshop yesterday, August 28, 2026, on compliance requirements for small-scale mining (SSM) groups,…
Read more‘Sea of Garbage’ Exposes the Country’s Worsening Waste Management Crisis – BAN Toxics
PRESS RELEASE | 12 August 2026 Following days of heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, images of garbage piling up and floating…
Read moreInfographics | Is E-Waste Hazardous?
As the global e-waste crisis surges, with volumes projected to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, the Philippines has already generated an estimated…
Read moreSBMA Not Competent Authority To Decide on Illegal E-Waste Shipments from US; BOC and EMB Should Lead Inspection Together With Envi Groups
“The SBMA (Subic Bay Management Authority) has no right to decide on whether or not imported wastes from the United States (US) can…
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