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 British opium sales caused the Opium Wars, and the superior technology of Europeans brought about the imperialism of less developed nations. Likewise, we see throughout history that the development of industry in societies is the effect of a set of recurring causes. The industrial revolution of the 19th century initiated this movement in Europe and America, but some third world countries are only now engaged in this process. Payatas, a Philippine landfill, clearly showcases the attributes of industrial development in its impacts on both local citizens and their society as a whole. Payatas is a Philippine super-landfill located north of Quezon City, part of the megacity Manila (Power 1). It started as a ravine in the 1970s, but as people dump more and more trash into it, it fills up and begins to turn into a trash mountain (Power 1). Nearly thirty years later, in 2000, the waste “[is] piled up at an angle of 70 degrees” (Power 1). After a series of torrential rains during the summer of 2000, the mountain collapsed on July 1, killing at least 300 people (Merry, “The Payatas Dumpsite”). Additionally, the landfill produces toxic leachate that escapes and contaminates water supplies (Power 4). Despite these dangers, many Filipinos live and work in the dump as garbage collectors, locally called “mangangalahigs” (Power 2). Faced with the tragedy of the trash bins collapsing, the government is forced to act. Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte announces that the local government plans to “take care of the people” and “keep the city clean” (“The Payatas Dumpsite”). In the years...... middle of paper ......t because of the living conditions in first world countries. I can use this to give 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 is written by the government and serves to document the changes made to the Payatas landfill after the 2000 landslides. It also talks about positive changes in people's lives, such as the development of programs like a power plant that uses Payatas gas to provide low-cost electricity. The source is useful and reliable because it is written by the Quezon City government. This is the official source of information regarding the Payatas landfill. I will use the statistics he provides to explain how the situation changes over time. I may also use it to refer to the government's view on landfill..