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  2. Environmental issues in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    One estimate ranks the Philippines as the world's third largest producer of oceanic plastic waste. [53] The Pasig River deposits 72,000 tons of plastic into the sea annually, mostly during monsoons, placing it among the world's top 10 rivers that bring plastic waste to the sea.

  3. List of waste disposal incidents - Wikipedia

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    2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill: acid mine waste spill 2015 United States Gold mine at Kingston, Queensland: toxic waste Australia Lake Karachay: radioactive waste dump site Russia Love Canal: toxic waste dump United States Māpua contaminated site: toxic waste 1932-88 New Zealand Martin County sludge spill: water pollution 2000 United ...

  4. Payatas landslide - Wikipedia

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    The landslide prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, [7] which mandates the closure of open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by 2006. [8] In 2004, the Payatas dumpsite was reconfigured as a controlled disposal facility [7] but was closed in December 2010. [9]

  5. List of environmental disasters - Wikipedia

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    This article is a list of environmental disasters. In this context it is an annotated list of specific events caused by human activity that results in a negative effect on the environment . Main article: Environmental disaster

  6. How a Philippines plastic waste crisis spiralled - AOL

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    STORY: In Gloria Molina's household goods store in the Philippine capital Manila, toothpaste, instant coffee and laundry detergent go by the handful. A regular bottle of shampoo costs around $2 ...

  7. Category:Waste disposal incidents - Wikipedia

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    The following category relates to environmental incidents linked to waste management and waste sites and facilities. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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  9. Payatas dumpsite - Wikipedia

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    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, [ 1 ] the former open dumpsite was home to scavengers who migrated to the area after the closure of the Smokey Mountain ...