Public awareness was raised through the media in several ways. Firstly, an appearance was made on a radio show, informing the public of the hazards of improper waste oil disposal and the proper methods of waste oil disposal. Secondly a news article was written that was featured in one of the local newspapers (however, the article was unfortunately misinterpreted as explained in the next section). The Department of Environment was asked to monitor motor servicing companies in their disposal of waste oil.