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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
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independent.co.uk
New-look Oxfordshire site revealed as 22,000 tonnes of illegal waste finally removed
The 150-metre-long trail of waste took more than five months to remove at a cost of almost £6 million
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dailymail.com
Clean-up of Britain's 'biggest fly-tip ever' costs taxpayers £6million
The 150-metre-long trail of waste was deposited in a field by the A34 in Kidlington last year, prompting widespread outrage.
