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VOLUNTEERS CONVERGED ON FOUR BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO HELP PICK UP TRASH LEFT OVER
FROM INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS. ONE AREA BEACH THROUGH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
CELEBRATED BY THROWING MARSHMALLOWS CREATING A VERY STICKY MESS TO CLEAN UP.
CHEW AND GOO IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE MORNING AFTER MESS IN OCEAN BEACH.
MICHAEL KREEGER LIVES A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM THE OB PIER WHERE THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
INCLUDES A HUGE MARSHMALLOW FIGHT. MOVING FROM THE BEACH TO THE SIDE WALKS AND
STREETS. >> >>: NORMALLY IT'S PLAYFUL, LAST NIGHT THERE
WAS AGGRESSIVENESS, THERE WERE PEOPLE TAKING MARSHMALLOWS OFF THE GROUND AND RUBBING IT
IN YOUR SHIRT. >> >>: MY CONCERNS HAVE TO DO WITH POLLUTING
OUR GUTTERS AND OUR STORM DRAINS. >> >>DWANE BROWN: HE HAS LIVED IN THE AREA
15 YEARS AND THINKS THE OB MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION THAT PUTS ON THE EVENT COULD DO A BETTER JOB
OF CONTAINING THE STICKY MESS. >> >>: THERE'S NO SIGNS TO SAY KEEP THIS FIGHT
ON THE SAND, THERE'S NO BARRIERS TO KEEP IT ON THE SAND, YOU'VE GOT TONS OF POLICE OFFICERS
HERE, MICROPHONES, TOWERS WITH MICROPHONES, A SHORT MESSAGE WOULD HELP.
NOTHING IS DONE TO PREVENT THIS. >> >>DWANE BROWN: IT TOOK ABOUT TWO HOURS
FOR VOLUNTEERS WITH SAN DIEGO SURF RIDER TO COLLECT 1500POUNDS OF TRASH, MIXED WITH MARSHMALLOWS
AND STAND. IT'S JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF WHAT WILL
BE STICKING AROUND FOR MONTHS. >> >>: I THINGTS RR BEYOND ANYONE JUST PUTTING
AN END TO IT. HOW DO YOU WRITE SO MANY CITATIONS FOR LITTERING
IN A SINGLE NIGHT. >> >>DWANE BROWN: ABOUT 120 VOLUNTEERS SHOWED
UP. THE HOLIDAY TRASH PROGRAM HAS IMPROVED SINCE THE CITY BANNED ALCOHOL FROM THE BEACHES
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.