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PD 856 Section 83

Additional Requirements.

Section 83

SEC. 83. Additional Requirements.— Occupants of buildings and residences shall provide a sufficient number of receptacles for refuse. Re fuse in receptacles shall be protected against vermin and other animals. Refuse shall be disposed through a municipal collection service. If this service is not available, disposal shall be by incineration, burying, sanitary landfill or any method approved by the local health authority. Refuse shall not be thrown in any street, sidewalk, yard, park or any body of water. It shall be stored in a suitable container while awaiting its final disposal. Streets shall be kept clean by occupants or owners of properties lining the street from the line of the property to the middle of the street and from one property to the other. Parks, plazas and streets adjacent to public buildings shall be kept clean by the local government concerned.

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Other provisions in CHAPTER XVIII.—REFUSE DISPOSAL

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CitationPD 856 Section 83 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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