Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe clean-up operation was carried out on the 150m-long (Jacob King/Joe Giddens/PA)A five-month clearance operation has removed an estimated 22,704 tonnes of illegal waste from a field near the River Cherwell in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The operation cost approximately £6 million and involved specialists removing up to 30 lorry loads of waste daily from an area larger than Wembley Stadium. The Environment Agency declared a critical incident at the site in November amid concerns over fire risks and potential pollution spilling into the nearby river. Four people have been arrested as part of a criminal investigation, with regulators confirming they will attempt to recover the clean-up costs from those responsible. The site clearance forms part of a wider government crackdown on organised waste crime, which includes targeted clean-ups at five other illegal tips across England. In fullTaxpayers hit with £6m bill for massive Oxfordshire rubbish dump clean-upMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The staggering cost of clearing up massive illegal rubbish dump in Oxfordshire
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe clean-up operation was carried out on the 150m-long (Jacob King/Joe Giddens/PA)A five-month clearance operation has removed an estimated 22,704 tonnes of illegal waste from a field near the River Cherwell in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The operation cost approximately £6 million and involved specialists removing up to 30 lorry loads of waste daily from an area larger than Wembley Stadium. The Environment Agency declared a critical incident at the site in November amid concerns over fire risks and potential pollution spilling into the nearby river. Four people have been arrested as part of a criminal investigation, with regulators confirming they will attempt to recover the clean-up costs from those responsible. The site clearance forms part of a wider government crackdown on organised waste crime, which includes targeted clean-ups at five other illegal tips across England. In fullTaxpayers hit with £6m bill for massive Oxfordshire rubbish dump clean-upMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
