15/04/2026
PRESS RELEASE | EcoWaste Coalition to 2026 Lenten Pilgrims: Leave Only Footprints, Not Litter
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The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for environmental protection and sustainability, called on the faithful to honor Holy Week by embracing their role as stewards of Mother Earth, avoiding acts that degrade and damage the planet, such as littering.
Following the environmental- and social justice-themed Via Crucis it co-organized on Holy Tuesday with its community and church partners in Tondo, Manila, the group will send Basura Patrollers to some pilgrimage sites on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday to observe practices that protect or harm the environment.
Lenten visitors are advised not to leave any litter behind as they visit churches and religious sites to reflect, pray, and find spiritual renewal. “Pilgrimage sites are not dumpsites,” the EcoWaste Coalition emphasized.
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