Local resident
Waste criminals have dumped a mountain of rubbish in a open space in Oxfordshire.
The "ecological disaster developing in plain sight" is approximately 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft) tall.
The huge heap has materialized in a plot of land alongside the River Cherwell in the vicinity of Kidlington.
Parliament representative raised the issue in parliament, declaring it was "posing risk of an environmental disaster".
Conservation group said the unauthorized rubbish dump was established around a recently by an illegal operation.
"This represents an environmental catastrophe developing in plain sight.
"Daily that elapses increases the threat of hazardous run-off getting into the aquatic network, poisoning animals and putting at risk the wellbeing of the entire catchment.
"Regulatory bodies must respond now, not in the distant future, which is their usual reaction time."
A restriction order had been put in place by the Environment Agency.
It is difficult to identify any individual pieces of rubbish as it seems to have been broken up with earth combined.
Some of the rubbish from the peak of the pile has collapsed and is now merely five meters from the river.
The River Cherwell is a branch of the River Thames, which signifies it flows through Oxford before connecting with the Thames.
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The official asked the authorities for assistance to clear the illegal tip before it caused a blaze or was washed away into the water network.
Speaking to parliament members on this week, he said: "Illegal operators have deposited a huge quantity of unlawful polymer rubbish... totaling hundreds of tonnes, in my district on a floodplain next to the River Cherwell.
"Stream volumes are rising and temperature readings show that the rubbish is also heating up, raising the risk of blaze.
"The Environment Agency said it has limited capabilities for enforcement, that the projected expense of removal is higher than the entire annual budget of the municipal authority."
Government official commented the government had taken over a struggling recycling sector that had caused an "growing issue of unlawful dumping".
She informed parliament members the organization had implemented a prohibition notice to halt further admission to the location.
In a announcement, the agency stated it was investigating the incident and requested for information.
It said: "We share the public's anger about situations like this, which is why we respond against those responsible for illegal dumping."
A recently published report found attempts to combat major environmental offenses have been "critically neglected" despite the problem growing larger and more advanced.
The Environment and Climate Change Committee suggested an autonomous "thorough" investigation into how "endemic" environmental offenses is tackled.
