European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Scratching out a living amid tons of Manila garbage scavenger who make their living from a Rutt � Balut Island refuse dump known As old Smoky Mountain till bags twin cans for Sale to contractors who have Salvage rights to the dump. A Soldier stands by Michael m. Aluman National geographic from a distance it looks like a Small Volcano about to erupt Day and Nigil ram or Shine a column ols Wirling White smoke uses irom ils soldering Peak the people of Manila Call in old Smoky Mountain " old Smoky is a Man made Mound composed of thousands of tons of Manila garbage slowly burning the Balul Island Illus of dump r More Hian a sicken rely malodorous eyesore and an ecological a Jat spilling into Manila Bay ii is Homo and livelihood Lor about 5.000 people the huge garbage pile stands less Titian live Miles lion the a Laranang Palace once the residence of ousted pros Pijol Ferdinand Var eds and now a m1 Sci in together. The two landmarks provide a , Anil Kjol the have and have not asked of philippine Lile 01 o most crucial facing 1 res Leni Corazon Aquino old Smoky squat Lei Airt been removed by police and government housing authorities but Thuy keep coming Hack the residents say that scavenging is Iwiller than a my of aunt and Hinl sir iving boats Ching evicted to a resettlement Aiea so Iii of Tamla thai overs no Way of making n living indeed scavenging has become a resp Clah c business with of specialisation anti hierarchical ins of labor the Curr Nunnly there has Routs to the , before Tho area ii came ,1 dump ii used in he Lori As Barrio mag Vagil fishermen s when the number of fish caught by villagers dwindled because of Torti v1ition irom commercial trawler and Iho pollution of Janila Bay the government Cle cited to nine a the area a dump ate hut the residents be Luscri in leave of necessity they turned Iron tinning to scavenging Al the lop of the Mountain of Veasle in a Cloud of Clio Mig smoke a score old i Only priv jars comb the garbage Bil however a Tew Hundred quickly gather to compete Tor Irish most of Horri carry n a Iahey an l leaped pick with they Pitt through food scraping Metal Glass hollies Paponi and Puisto they Are in sovily or Cisco i Riecl i Rirl they cover their laces Iiga Insl the so Rise Mang Bert Brazal 44, is one of Ihu scavengers a lathe of Lour he cams the equivalent of s2 to $2 50 a Day collecting discarded paper Ond packing it to Jelly Intoc Ralos he Sells 0 crate tar 10 to 12 cd Fps. Depending on Ilo we Ghl and the dampness of Tho paper in contains to normally each Crale weigh1 Al a so 110 pounds Al nasal Roasli Hal he can pack As Many As 25 Crolus a Day with Iho help of Horn in pays for collecting some of the waste paper the youngsters in Luin. Each can earn Aboul $ 1 a Day providing paper to Grasdal and Oiler paper pack cars Natividad de to Cruz. A r divisions Aie made , a Diorent groups most of Ito Ocsid car Raho i. Olitia Mountain say Hal Noth in Aquino was Eie cled say they will nol Leai a Iho arc. R limes they re reeled unless Itie it Lars decent of opportunities a Page 17 it l the scavengers mum 1., Ieni Oiler i fit trucks to to , Al the base since f i9b6 they a matter How Many saturday. January 9, 1988 the stars and stripes
