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DMTX. Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines.
in Environment, on the 13th of December 2009
Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009.

10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

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Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009.

10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

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Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009.

10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

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Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009.

10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

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Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009.

10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

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Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009.

10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

2010, colour image, conservation, contamination, dirty water, dump, environment, Garbage, manila, philippines, pollution, rubbish, trash, waste

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New: Its hard to see these

Submitted by jcatkinson on Sat, 13/03/2010 - 16:24.

Its hard to see these pictures but the realism of them are profound. I am half Filipino and it makes me sad to see this.

New: Great pictures, Mario. Thanks

Submitted by Turi Munthe on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 13:09.

Great pictures, Mario. Thanks for sharing.

New: Oh Mario with this i ashamed

Submitted by d_pata pata on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 13:08.

Oh Mario with this i ashamed of calling my self as Filipino.Thanks for enlightened me with this.

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Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.
Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.
Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.
Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.
Every day Manila produces 6,000 tons of garbage. Only a small percentage of this is recycled, some is illegally dumped and the remainder is sent to landfills and open dumps. Manila, Philippines. 13/12/2009. 10 years ago two of the cities major landfills reached their capacity, while another key site, the Payatas dump (now reopened), had to stop accepting waste when a ‘waste slide’ killed several people.The huge amounts of solid waste produced by the city each day often clogs the poor drainage pipeline and causes eventual flooding, every day almost half of the Metro area’s solid waste remains uncollected.

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