matter. that s because waste management, which owns the landfill, doesn t have to listen to what the county board says. it answers to the state. so it signed a contract with bp and started dumping the oily waste right where rockco and plenty of others feared they would. what concerns you most about this oil and the tar balls and the whole mixture going to your landfill? the long-term effects that we will have to endure if it in fact if in fact we do find that it is dangerous. like if it gets into your water. into our water table, absolutely. reporter: keeping them honest, we asked bp why it s disposing of spill waste in a county that says it s plead wed them not to. bp wouldn t comment. so we asked waste management s ken halden to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the epa and waste management all say it s safe. there are many worried that
where they feared they would. what concerns you most about the oil and tar balls? the long-term effects that we will have to endure if, in fact, we do find that it is dangerous. like if it gets into your water? absolutely. reporter: keeping them honest, we asked bp why it s disposing of spill waste in a county that s pleaded with them not to. bp wouldn t comment. so we kansas the waste management team to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why they all say it s safe. there are many worried that whatever is going into this landfill from the oil spill is going to make the community sick. it s an understandable concern. there s a lack of awareness. this is a nonhazardous waste
rocco says the county board passed a resolution not to accept any waste in this community. that doesn t matter, waste management that owns the landfill doesn t have to look at what the board says. it answers to the state. so it signed a contract with bp and started dumping the oily waste right where rocco and plenty of others feared they would. what concerns you most about this oil and the tar balls in this whole mixture going to the landfill. the long-term effects that we will have to endure, if it, in fact, is if, in fact, we do find that it is dangerous to it gets into your water or the water table, absolutely. reporter: keeping them honest, we re asking bp why it s disposed of spill waste in a county that pleaded with them not to. bp wouldn t comment. we asked ken holden to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the
this oil and the tar balls in this whole mixture going to the landfill. the long-term effects that we will have to endure, if it, in fact, is if, in fact, we do find that it is dangerous to it gets into your water or the water table, absolutely. reporter: keeping them honest, we re asking bp why it s disposed of spill waste in a county that pleaded with them not to. bp wouldn t comment. we asked ken holden to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the epa, and waste management all say it s safe. there are many worried that whatever is going in to this landfill from the oil spill is going to end up in their water system and make the community sick. it s an understandable concern because there s a lack of awareness. reporter: this is a nonhazardous waste site. there won t be liquid oil coming here, just solid oil waste. before it s dumped, it s store in the huge containers and analyzed. in the last 24 hours, holden said they dropped more than
hazardous to our citizens. take your waste somewhere else or find an alternative. rocco says the county board passed a resolution not to accept any waste in this community. that doesn t matter, waste management that owns the landfill doesn t have to look at what the board says. it answers to the state. so it signed a contract with bp and started dumping the oily waste right where rocco and plenty of others feared they would. what concerns you most about this oil and the tar balls in this whole mixture going to the landfill. the long-term effects that we will have to endure, if it, in fact, is if, in fact, we do find that it is dangerous to it gets into your water or the water table, absolutely. reporter: keeping them honest, we re asking bp why it s disposed of spill waste in a county that pleaded with them not to. bp wouldn t comment. we asked ken holden to take us inside the landfill so we could