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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/15/fly-tippers-dump-mountain-of-waste-in-oxfordshire-field
>Fly-tippers dump ‘mountain’ of waste in Oxfordshire field
>Area’s MP says it would cost more than local council’s annual budget to remove the 10-metre high pile of waste
Fly-tippers have dumped a “mountain of illegal waste” in Oxfordshire so large that removing it could cost more than the local council’s annual budget, the area’s MP has said.
Hundreds of tonnes of waste, stacked 10 metres high, appeared in a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington. One charity called the huge dump of rubbish “an environmental catastrophe unfolding in plain sight”.
Calum Miller, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock, told parliament the “estimated cost of removal is greater than the entire annual budget of the local district council”.
He added: “Criminals have dumped a mountain of illegal waste weighing hundreds of tonnes in my constituency on a floodplain adjacent to the River Cherwell. The Environment Agency said it has limited resources for enforcement.”
Friends of the Thames said the illegal rubbish dump was created about a month ago by an organised crime group. It said no visible containment or mitigation measures appeared to be in place.
The charity’s chief executive, Laura Reineke, said: “This is an environmental catastrophe unfolding in plain sight.
“A mountain of waste has been allowed to build up just metres from the Rver Cherwell – an illegal landfill sitting on the floodplain of one of our most important waterways.
“Every day that passes increases the risk of toxic runoff entering the river system, poisoning wildlife and threatening the health of the entire catchment.
“The Environment Agency must act now, not in months or years – which is their usual reaction time.”
>Fly-tippers dump ‘mountain’ of waste in Oxfordshire field
>Area’s MP says it would cost more than local council’s annual budget to remove the 10-metre high pile of waste
Fly-tippers have dumped a “mountain of illegal waste” in Oxfordshire so large that removing it could cost more than the local council’s annual budget, the area’s MP has said.
Hundreds of tonnes of waste, stacked 10 metres high, appeared in a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington. One charity called the huge dump of rubbish “an environmental catastrophe unfolding in plain sight”.
Calum Miller, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock, told parliament the “estimated cost of removal is greater than the entire annual budget of the local district council”.
He added: “Criminals have dumped a mountain of illegal waste weighing hundreds of tonnes in my constituency on a floodplain adjacent to the River Cherwell. The Environment Agency said it has limited resources for enforcement.”
Friends of the Thames said the illegal rubbish dump was created about a month ago by an organised crime group. It said no visible containment or mitigation measures appeared to be in place.
The charity’s chief executive, Laura Reineke, said: “This is an environmental catastrophe unfolding in plain sight.
“A mountain of waste has been allowed to build up just metres from the Rver Cherwell – an illegal landfill sitting on the floodplain of one of our most important waterways.
“Every day that passes increases the risk of toxic runoff entering the river system, poisoning wildlife and threatening the health of the entire catchment.
“The Environment Agency must act now, not in months or years – which is their usual reaction time.”
