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E-International Scientific Research JournalISSN: 2094-1749 Volume: 2 Issue: 4, 2010In Dapitan City, solid wastes are regularly collected by a garbage truck and dumped inan open landfill in a remote barangay of the City. However, many residences and severalcommercial establishments still practice open dumping and open burning (right in theirbackyards). Around 10% of homes have neither toilet facilities nor sewage treatment. Somehave concentrations of septic tanks or cesspools that leak large amounts of wastes into theshallow waters of Liboran and Dapitan Rivers. Both rivers drain into Dapitan Bay where liquidand solid wastes from residences, fishponds and agricultural lands are spilled. The Pulauanwharf poses yet another source of wastes from both the inhabitants and the casual travellersand tourists.The present study attempts to determine the volume of solid and liquid wastes producedby residents of coastal barangays in Dapitan City on a daily basis and assess their wastemanagement practices. An analytic procedure of factor conversion (from waste biomass to oneof the harmful GHG) is adopted from the IPCC (2006) conversion manual in order todetermine how much GHG is actually produced by the residents sans good waste managementprograms. Ultimately, it is hoped that once the residents realize the magnitude of harm that anun-managed waste disposal system can result on the earth’s climate, they will voluntarilyfollow the waste disposal ordinance of the City of Dapitan.Research Method and DesignThe study followed the descriptive-analytical procedure in obtaining and analyzing theinformation necessary to achieve the purported objectives:Research Locale. The study was conducted in Dapitan Bay particularly on thenorthwestern stretch of nine(9) barangays: Bucana, Sicayab, Canlucani, Poblacion, Polo, SanPedro, San Vicente, Taguilon, and Tag-ulo (map shown). It is noted that there are existinglocal ordinances for waste management in these nine barangays.Waste Identification and Analysis. The nine (9) barangays have a total of 880households of which 275 households were randomly chosen (roughly 31% of the total numberof households). The waste disposal practices of the households chosen for the study are shownin Table 1:Table 1: Waste Management Practices of Sample HouseholdsWaste Disposal Practice Number PercentageLittering 50 18.18Open Dumping 60 21.82Open Burning 70 25.45Composting 10 0.01Landfilling/Collection 50 18.18Recycling/Re using/Segregation 25 9.09Selling 20 7.27Total 275 100%310