History is a study of cause and effect. The French monarchy's mismanagement of money caused the famine that led to the French Revolution, China's objection to the English's opium sales caused the Opium Wars, and the superior technology of the Europeans caused the nations to imperialize less advanced. Similarly, throughout history it can be observed that the development of industry in societies is the effect of a set of recurring causes. The industrial revolution of the 19th century started this movement in Europe and America, but some third world countries are only now going through this process. Payatas, a Philippine landfill, clearly displays the characteristics of industrial development in the impact it has on both local citizens and their society as a whole. Payatas is a Philippine super-landfill on the north side of Quezon City, a part of the megalopolis Manila (Power 1). It begins as a ravine in the 1970s, but as people dump more and more waste into it, it fills in and begins to turn into a mountain of waste (Power 1). Nearly thirty years later, in 2000, the trash “[is] piled up at a 70-degree angle” (Power 1). After a series of storms in the summer of 2000, the mountain collapses on July 1, killing 300 people or more (Merry, “The Payatas Dumpsite”). Furthermore, the landfill produces toxic leachate which leaks and contaminates water supplies (Potency 4). Despite these dangers, many Filipinos live and work in landfills as scavengers, locally called “mangangalahigs” (Power 2). With the tragedy of the garbage collapse, the government is forced to act. Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte announces that the local government intends to “take care of the people” and “keep the city clean” (“The Payatas Dumpsite”). In the years s......middle of paper......t from living conditions in first world countries. I can use it to provide examples of poor working and living conditions. "The Payatas Landfill: From Tragedy to Triumph." Quezon City. Quezon City Local Government and Web. November 24, 2013. This article was written by the government and serves to document the changes made to the Payatas landfill after the 2000 landslides. It also talks about changes for the better in people's lives, such as development of programs such as a power plant that uses gas from the Payatas to provide low-cost energy. The source is useful and reliable as it is written by the Quezon City government. It is the official source of information on the Payatas landfill. I will use the statistics provided to explain how the situation changes over time. I can also use it to refer to the government's view on landfill.