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  2. Payatas dumpsite - Wikipedia

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    On July 10, 2000, the Payatas landslide caused the deaths of 232 people residing within the landfill, [3] which prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, [4] which mandated the closure of open dumpsites by 2001 and controlled dumpsites by 2006. [6]

  3. Payatas landslide - Wikipedia

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    The dumpsite was reopened weeks later by then-Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr. to avert an epidemic in the city due to uncollected garbage caused by the closure. [6]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.

  4. Environmental issues in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Republic Act No. 9003 or the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000" provides for a solid waste management program. It orders the adoption of sanitary landfills and the closure of dangerous open dump sites. [50]

  5. Kalayaan, Laguna - Wikipedia

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    It has complied with Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (R.A. 9003) by constructing a Category-I Sanitary Landfill under LISCOP, considered one of its kind on the municipal level in the Province of Laguna, which aims to put into practice the segregation and proper disposal of solid waste for the protection of environment. [5]

  6. Waste management law - Wikipedia

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    Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and nuclear waste, among many other types. Waste laws are generally designed to minimize or eliminate the uncontrolled dispersal of waste materials into the environment in a manner that may cause ...

  7. Solid waste policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...

  8. Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    The Resource Recovery Act of 1970 (RRA) was the first amendment to the SWDA. [9] The amendment called for increased government involvement in waste management, incited reduction of waste as well as recycling technology, and introduced criteria for disposal of hazardous waste. [8]

  9. United States environmental law - Wikipedia

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    The United States Congress has enacted federal statutes intended to address pollution control and remediation, including for example the Clean Air Act (air pollution), the Clean Water Act (water pollution), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) (contaminated site cleanup).