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Whatever is going into this landfill from the oil spill is going to end up in their water system and make the community sick. >> well, its an understandable concern because theres a lack of awareness. >> reporter: haldin says this is a non-hazardous waste site. there wont be any liquid oil, just solid oil waste. before its dumped, its stored in these huge containers and analyzed. in the last 24 hours, haldin says they dropped more than 150 tons of bp waste into this landfill. 150 tons. >> if the...

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 its disposing of spill waste in a county thats pleaded with them not to. bp wouldnt comment. so we kansas the waste management team to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why they all say its s...

Epa, and waste management all say its 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. >> its an understandable concern because theres a lack of awareness. >> reporter: this is a nonhazardous waste site. there wont be liquid oil coming here, just solid oil waste. before its dumped, its store in the huge containers and analyzed. in the last 24 hours, holden said they dropped more than 1...

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, were asking bp why its disposed of spill waste in a county that pleaded with them not to. bp wouldnt comment. we asked ken holden to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the...

See for ourselves why bp, the epa, and waste management all say its 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. >> its an understandable concern because theres a lack of awareness. >> reporter: this is a nonhazardous waste site. there wont be liquid oil coming here, just solid oil waste. before its dumped, its store in the huge containers and analyzed. in the last 24 hours, holden...

>> reporter: like if it gets into your water? >> water table, absolutely. >> reporter: keeping them honest, we asked bp why its disposing of spill waste in a county that says its pleaded with them not to. bp wouldnt comment. so, we asked waste managements ken haldin to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the epa and waste management all say its safe. there are many worried that whatever is going into this landfill from the oil spill is going to end up in their water...

That it is dangerous. >> reporter: like if it gets into your water? >> water table, absolutely. >> reporter: keeping them honest, we asked bp why its disposing of spill waste in a county that says its pleaded with them not to. bp wouldnt comment. so we asked waste managements ken haldin to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the epa and waste management all say its safe. there are many worried that whatever is going into this landfill from the oil spill is going to ...

If, in fact, we do find that it is dangerous. >> reporter: like if it gets into your water? >> absolutely. into the water table. >> reporter: keeping them honest we asked bp why its disposing of spill waste in a county that says its pleaded with them not to? bp wouldnt comment. so we asked waste managements ken holdin to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the epa, and waste management all say its safe. there are many worried that whatever is going into this landfil...

With them not to. bp wouldnt comment. so, we asked waste managements ken holding to take us inside the landfill so we could see for ourselves why bp, the epa and waste management all say its safe. there are many worried that whatever is going into this landfill from the oil spill is going to end up in their water system and make the community sick. >> its an understandable concern because theres a lack of awareness about what an engineered landfill is. >> reporter: he says its a nonhazardous was...

Will have to endure if it, in fact -- if, in fact, with he do find it is dangerous. >> reporter: if it gets into your water table? >> absolutely. >> reporter: we asked bp why it is disposing of spill waste in a county that has pleaded for them not to. bp wouldnt comment. we asked waste managements ken haldin to take us inside the landfill so we could see why bp, the epa and waste management say it is safe. >> reporter: there are many worried that whatever is going into this landfill is going to ...