News and Updates
International Youth Day 2025 Celebrates Youth Driving Environmental Action
12 August 2025 – Over 100 young people gathered at De La Salle University to celebrate International Youth Day 2025organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Country Office
Healthcare Waste Project Lays Foundation for Planned Interventions
Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project), recently carried out three key assessment activities aimed at ensuring a grounded and science-based approach to planned project interventions.
Honor Our Healthcare Waste Workers This Health Workers’ Day
May 7 is National Health Worker’s Day by virtue of RA 1009. The HCWM Project honors our health workers at the frontlines of managing wastes from hospitals, clinics, and other
Healthcare Waste Project Visits Potential Hospital Partners in Mindanao
The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project), led by the DENR–Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and BAN Toxics, visited three hospitals in Mindanao to engage potential partners in
Unite for All Women Forum Champions Gender Equality, Economic Growth, and Environmental Action
8 March 2025 – In celebration of International Women’s Month 2025, UNIDO Philippines, in partnership with Artisanal Gold Council Philippines, BAN Toxics, and Clean Air Asia, hosted “Unite for All
In Photos: HCW Project Steering Committee Holds Its First Meeting
30 January 2025 – the Project Steering Committee of the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project held its inaugural meeting to finalize the project’s five-year work plan.