The Minister of Environment is welcoming a big volunteer effort to tackle the clean up of tsunami debris along the west coast.
Terry Lake says while the government has a role to play, the effort from people along with various groups will help tackle the clean up.
But he encourages people to keep in mind the value of some debris to the Japanese people.
“Well we encourage people to register what they find with the NOAA that is the organization in the United States and we have a direct link to their email address on the Ministry of Environment website so I really would encourage people to register what they find because some of it as you say may be sensitive, may be of real value.”
Lake says some material also needs to be handled carefully because it may be hazardous.
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