Tons of wreckage from the March 11 Japanese tsunami are reported heading across the Pacific Ocean toward North America.

The China Daily and UK Daily Mail reported that researchers from the University of Hawaii who are monitoring the whereabouts of the rubble estimate it will reach the U.S. West Coast in three years.

Crew members from a Russian vessel have sighted furniture pieces, household appliances and a 20-foot long fishing boat about 2,000 miles from Japan, according to ABC affiliate KITV.

Some of the trash, debris and pollution dragged into the Pacific Ocean by the tsunami could drift to the California coast over the next two years, oceanographers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego told Fox News.

The projections are that the tsunami debris is going to move in a spiral eastward across the Pacific. Because of the magnitude of the sea, it will take a full two years for junk to be dumped on the pristine beaches of Hawaii. It is highly probable that whatever does not wash up on the beaches will drift back to the sea and link up with the infamous North Pacific Garbage Patch.

This place is one of the world ocean's major gathering places for refuse human beings throw into rivers, onto beaches, and off fishing and cruise ships.

Still no one really knows how much will settle down in the Pacific Ocean floor and the amount of trash that will drift to coastal areas.

One of the problems is that it will not only bring garbage but pollution as well.

Effective waste management is the key to resolving this concern.

Constant monitoring and a concerted effort of government agencies and local populations is needed to come up with an early warning system.

Authorities should also find means to deal with the tsunami waste that may be have oil, asbestos and other hazardous waste content.