Fly-tippers cover open land in mountain of rubbish
Witness
Illegal dumpers have deposited a massive amount of waste in a field in Oxfordshire.
The "ecological disaster unfolding in full view" is approximately 150m (490ft) extending and 6m (20ft) high.
The huge pile has appeared in a open area next to the River Cherwell near Kidlington.
A local MP brought up the issue in parliament, declaring it was "posing risk of an environmental disaster".
Conservation group said the illegal rubbish dump was established about a few weeks back by an criminal network.
"This represents an environmental crisis taking place in full view.
"Each day that goes by elevates the risk of hazardous drainage entering the aquatic network, contaminating animals and threatening the health of the whole river basin.
"Environmental authorities must respond immediately, not in extended periods, which is their usual response period."
Access ban had been established by the regulatory body.
It is difficult to recognize any particular bits of garbage as it seems to have been broken up with earth mixed in.
Part of the waste from the top of the pile has collapsed and is now only five metres from the stream.
The River Cherwell is a tributary of the River Thames, which indicates it travels through Oxford before meeting the Thames.
Official recording
The representative requested the authorities for support to remove the illegal tip before it triggered a inferno or was swept into the aquatic system.
Speaking to parliament members on Thursday, he said: "Criminals have dumped a mountain of unauthorized plastic waste... amounting to substantial weight, in my district on a water-adjacent land alongside the River Cherwell.
"Water heights are rising and thermal imaging demonstrate that the rubbish is also warming, raising the threat of fire.
"Regulatory body reported it has restricted capabilities for compliance, that the estimated cost of removal is greater than the complete annual budget of the municipal authority."
Cabinet member said the authorities had inherited a underperforming recycling sector that had created an "epidemic of unauthorized dumping".
She informed MPs the agency had served a restriction order to stop additional entry to the site.
In a declaration, the organization said it was investigating the incident and requested for details.
It said: "We share the citizens' anger about occurrences like this, which is why we respond against those accountable for waste crime."
A recent report determined initiatives to address serious waste crime have been "extremely neglected" despite the situation becoming more extensive and more complex.
The Environment and Climate Change Committee suggested an separate "comprehensive" examination into how "endemic" illegal dumping is dealt with.
