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Payatas dumpsite

Former squatsLandfills in the PhilippinesQuezon CitySquatting in the Philippines
Payatas (Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City)(2010 08 23) 2
Payatas (Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City)(2010 08 23) 2

The Payatas dumpsite, also known as the Payatas Controlled Disposal Facility (PCDF), is a former garbage dump in the barangay of the same name in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. Originally established in the 1970s, the former open dumpsite was home to scavengers who migrated to the area after the closure of the Smokey Mountain landfill in Tondo, Manila. After the Payatas landslide 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.The former dumpsite is currently being redeveloped into an urban park for cycling activites.

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N 14.716833333333 ° E 121.1055 °
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Payatas (Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City)(2010 08 23) 2
Payatas (Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City)(2010 08 23) 2
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