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Mountain of illegally dumped trash near Oxford river causes outcry in England
Organised crime gangs dumped over 30,000 metric tons of shredded waste near River Cherwell, prompting a criminal probe and cleanup costing more than the local council’s annual budget.
- Last week, a field beside the River Cherwell near Kidlington, Oxfordshire revealed a huge pile of illegally dumped waste stretching about 60m and weighing hundreds of tonnes.
- Charities and MPs say organised criminal gangs likely created the landfill, while Mary Creagh, Environment minister, blamed a failing waste industry for an 'epidemic of illegal fly-tipping' and Friends of the Thames charity noted the well-organised dumping with earth-moving vehicles and pre-shredded rubbish.
- Heatmaps and police using a helicopter with a heat-seeking camera show the waste heating and decomposing, while rising river levels and about five metres proximity risk toxic run-off, Friends of the Thames said.
- The Environment Agency has launched a criminal investigation, obtained a court order closing the site for at least six months, and lawmakers warned cleanup could exceed Cherwell District Council's 26 million pound budget.
- More than 1.1 million fly-tipping incidents show the scale of waste crime, while the UK government has increased enforcement funding by 50% and the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee urged tougher action last month.
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Mountain of illegally dumped trash near Oxford river causes outcry in England
A massive illegal trash dump near Oxford has sparked outrage in England. The pile that came to the public's attention last week stretches up to the tree canopy and sits dangerously close to the River Cherwell.
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