A massive illegal waste dump in Oxfordshire, reaching heights of 10 meters, has left authorities scrambling to clean up the environmental hazard. The operation, estimated to cost around £6 million, has already led to two arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into fly-tipping. The sheer volume of rubbish—hundreds of tonnes—posed such a financial burden that it reportedly exceeded the local council’s yearly budget. Residents and officials are now grappling with the aftermath of what has been described as a "mountain of illegal waste" near Kidlington.
A total of six people apprehended as clean-up of rubbish stacked 10 metres high cost about £6mTwo men have been arrested after fly-tippers dumped a “mountain of illegal waste”, stacked 10 metres high, in Oxfordshire.Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish appeared in a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington in November last year. The waste tip was so large that removing it could cost more than the local council’s annual budget, the area’s MP said. Continue reading...
