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Lots of Sandy debris remains in LI waters

President of Operation Splash, Rob Weltner, left, and

Photo credit: Steve Pfost | President of Operation Splash, Rob Weltner, left, and Co-Founder of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Adrienne Esposito, right, look at debris left by Hurricane Sandy floats inside a canal off Miller Avenue in Freeport. (Dec. 12, 2012)

Remnants of superstorm Sandy's destructive power -- refrigerators, oil tanks, children's slides, pieces of houses, furniture and more -- still float in Long Island's waterways and wash up on its shores.

Two months after the storm hit, property owners, environmentalists and government agencies are struggling to get the refuse out of the water, off the shores and disposed of properly.

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