Fifteen barrels containing soil were vandalized with toxic waste symbols, according to Shaub-Ellison, while sitting in a parking lot downtown Tacoma near South 6th Ave. and St. Helens Ave.

Each barrel has a green sticker pasted to it that says the barrels contain soil and “non-hazardous waste” and attribute the shipper to Shaub-Ellison, a local tire dealer and automotive service.