Fly-tippers cover open land in massive pile of rubbish
Witness
Fly-tippers have discarded a huge quantity of garbage in a rural area in Oxfordshire.
The "ecological disaster occurring in public view" is up to 150m (490ft) in length and 6m (20ft) tall.
The massive heap has appeared in a field alongside the River Cherwell near Kidlington.
Parliament representative brought up the situation in parliament, stating it was "risking an environmental emergency".
An environmental charity stated the unlawful garbage pile was established about a recently by an criminal network.
"This is an environmental catastrophe developing in plain sight.
"Daily that passes raises the risk of poisonous run-off getting into the aquatic network, poisoning wildlife and endangering the wellbeing of the whole watershed.
"Regulatory bodies must act promptly, not in months or years, which is their standard response period."
Legal prohibition had been implemented by the Environment Agency.
It is challenging to distinguish any individual items of rubbish as it seems to have been shredded with earth blended.
Part of the rubbish from the peak of the mound has fallen and is now just five meters from the stream.
The River Cherwell is a feeder stream of the River Thames, which indicates it runs through Oxford before joining the Thames.
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The MP petitioned the government for help to remove the illegal site before it caused a inferno or was carried into the water network.
Informing elected representatives on Thursday, he stated: "Lawbreakers have discarded a massive amount of unlawful polymer rubbish... weighing hundreds of tonnes, in my district on a water-adjacent land next to the River Cherwell.
"Stream volumes are increasing and temperature readings show that the garbage is also increasing in temperature, raising the threat of combustion.
"The Environment Agency stated it has limited funding for regulation, that the estimated price of removal is greater than the entire twelve-month allocation of the local district council."
Environment minister said the authorities had inherited a failing waste industry that had created an "widespread problem of unauthorized fly-tipping".
She told parliament members the authority had implemented a access ban to halt additional entry to the site.
In a announcement, the agency confirmed it was examining the situation and requested for information.
It commented: "We share the citizens' concern about occurrences like this, which is why we take action against those accountable for environmental offenses."
A newly released investigation determined initiatives to combat serious illegal dumping have been "extremely under-prioritised" even though the issue growing bigger and more sophisticated.
Government advisors suggested an independent "thorough" inquiry into how "prevalent" waste crime is dealt with.
