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caused the deaths of 232 people residing within the landfill, which prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which mandated the closure of open dumpsites by 2001 and controlled dumpsites by 2006. The dumping ground was immediately closed
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happened in 2000, the newly passed Ecological Solid Waste Management Act mandated the closure of open and controlled dumpsites. The dumpsite was reorganized into a controlled disposal facility in 2004 and was permanently closed in 2017.
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A separate landfill with a stricter waste management policy was established nearby the old open dumpsite in January 2011. Garbage in the dumpsite was dumped on a layer of tarpaulin to prevent seepage of
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Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) on August 2, 2017, so that it could review the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) of IPM Environmental Services, the operator of the dumpsite.
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who worked as scavengers migrated to the Payatas dumpsite after the former's closure in 1995. Payatas then developed a reputation as the
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Originally established in the 1970s, the former open dumpsite was home to scavengers who migrated to the area after the closure of the
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In January 2020, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court ordered the government of Quezon City to pay more than 6 million
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to the groundwater. This dumpsite was permanently closed in December 2017 following an order issued by the
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Belen, M A; Jacinto, J L; Go, N; Santos, L T; Zagala, A J C; Santos, R A; Apodaca, D C (1 November 2019).
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In 2004, the landfill was reorganized as a controlled disposal facility and was closed in December 2010.
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The former dumpsite is currently being redeveloped into an urban park for cycling activities.
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The dumpsite was established in the 1970s, as an open dumpsite in Lupang Pangako in
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to avert an epidemic in the city due to uncollected garbage caused by the closure.
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The Payatas dumpsite in 2017, at the time of its permanent closure
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In March 2023, the former dumpsite was redeveloped into an
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Sison, Bebor Jr.; Felipe, Cecilia Suerte (10 July 2001).
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to the relatives of the 2000 Payatas landslide victims.
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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
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Former open dumpsite in Quezon City, the Philippines
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14°43′0.6″N 121°6′19.8″E / 14.716833°N 121.105500°E / 14.716833; 121.105500

garbage dump
barangay
of the same name
Quezon City
Metro Manila
Philippines
Smokey Mountain
Tondo, Manila
Payatas landslide
Payatas
Quezon City
ravine
Smokey Mountain
Tondo, Manila
Payatas landslide
Joseph Estrada
Mel Mathay
University of the Philippines
leachate
La Mesa Dam and Reservoir

leachate
DENR
pesos
urban park
cycling
Smokey Mountain
Payatas landslide

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