Kidlington waste mountain to be removed ‘as soon as possible’
The Environment Agency has committed to clearing a mountain of illegally dumped waste in Oxfordshire as soon as possible.
The mound of waste was illegally dumped over many months on a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The waste is estimated to weigh several hundred tonnes and is approximately 150 metres long and six metres high.
In a joint statement, Simon Hawkins, the Environment Agency’s Director of Operations for East and South East England, and Robin Rogers, Director for Economy and Place at Oxfordshire County Council, said they had ‘agreed a strategic objective to look at all options for clearing the site’.
