Irisan

Irisan is the biggest and most populated barangay in Baguio City. It accounted for about seven percent of the Baguio City's population. It is also called the Smoky Mountain of Baguio City and is indirectly likened to the Tondo district of the city of Manila.

Dumpsite

Much of the waste in Baguio City is dumped in Irisan. Approximately 150,000 kilos of waste are thrown here each day. Indeed, with the regular daytime population of nearly 400,000 of Baguio City, which triples during Holy Week and Christmas vacations, the waste that has accumulated in Irisan has formed a mountainous heap of methane-emitting, degrading waste in thearea. The entire city’s waste 60% of which is spoiled vegetables is deposited here by open trucks. The dump has provided home and livelihood to about 110 scavenger families who consider solid waste as a resource to be recovered. Based on a survey of the area conducted, 73% of the community’s population earn an average of P1,500 to P4,000 per month, depending on the volume and quality of recyclables they are able to retrieve. Women and children pitch in for additional income, and as a result, the children are deprived of basic education, health care and play.

ee also

*Baguio City
*Benguet

References

* [http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2002/pr0246tx.html|A Quarter of a Million Persons in Baguio City]
* [http://imnas.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/smoky-mountain-of-baguio-city/|Smoky Mountain of Baguio City]
* [http://www.pcco.org.ph/pcco3/downloadables%5Ccfbook%5CArchive%5Ccfstory21-062105.pdf|Micro Targets in Macro Settings: People-led Waste Management]