In 2004, the Payatas dumpsite was reconfigured as a controlled disposal facility. In 1987, the government announced plans to abandon Bedfordshire as nuclear waste dumpsite. River pollution caused by the Tanza, Navotas dumpsite remains a problem. He also ordered Baguio's dumpsite in Irisan be converted into an ecopark by 2020. Payatas is known for its former dumpsite which was closed in 2010. The newer dumpsite closed in December 2017. The Gorzen is a former dumpsite with a total area of . In October 2008, this dumpsite was discovered by Yaron Svoray, an investigative journalist. In 1988, the city opened its first waste disposal facility, the Lingunan Controlled Dumpsite. The dumpsite was declared an unprecedented state of emergency on August 2, 1978. Crime thrives here due to high rate of school drop out and the city's dumpsite.