Irisan is the biggest barangay in Baguio, Philippines. It accounted for about seven percent of the Baguio City's population.
The dumpsite has been used over the years for in total 176,600 tons of biodegradable and plastic waste over an area of roughly 4000 square meters. [1]
Roughly 150 tons of waste were dumped here on a daily basis. The waste that has accumulated in Irisan has formed a mountainous heap of methane-emitting, degrading waste in the area. 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.
The retaining wall of the lower part of the dumpsite gave way due to the flooding after heavy rains from Typhoon Nanmadol in combination with the use of the dumpsite for means it wasn't approved for. [2] As a result the waste rushed down the steep slopes into the neighboring municipality of Tuba,_Benguet causing he death of 5 people and damaging 3 houses on it's way down. [3] Four of the victims of this tragedy, may they not be forgotten and rest in peace, were of the same family: [4]
After the temporary closure in 2011 followed by an order for permanent closure in 2012 by a high court directive to turn it into an eco-park, the site remained to be used for biodegradable waste [5] [6] Since the reopening/continuation of use, one source reports around 4.200kg of the waste in Baguio City, or around three percent of the city's daily rubbish, was dumped in Irisan. [2] However another source reports 30 tons of biodegradable waste was still being dumped on a daily basis, out of a total of 190 tons per day for the whole city. [6] While the dumpsite was only allowed to receive biodegradable waste, environment officials found a mix of recyclable waste which has still been separated by the remaining 11 small-scale recycling volunteers providing them livelihood for their families at least until 2019. [5] The dumpsite remained partially open until the city finally started to convert the dumpsite into an Eco-Park early 2021 with the completion of the project later the same year. [7]
The tragedy of 2011 prompted the high court to order the local government of Baguio to decommission the dumpsite and turn it into an eco-park. [6] [8] According to city officials the closure won't have any impact on waste collection in the city because of the small amount the dumpsite accounts for, also there are alternative engineered sanitary landfills in Tarlac and Pangasinan. [2] The rehabilitation of the Dumpsite into an eco-park will include cafes, floral and herbal gardens, grasslands, a view deck, walkways lighted by solar-powered systems, food hub and a cactus garden along with a tree nursery in 2 stages. For the first stage of the project the funds of 17 Million Pesos have been allocated. [1]
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