Overview
- A man from the Guildford area was arrested on 25 November in a joint operation by the Environment Agency and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit.
- The dump near Kidlington prompted a critical incident declaration and is reported as potentially the biggest fly-tipping case in the UK.
- Drone footage shows a mound of rubbish thought to weigh hundreds of tonnes across multiple lorry loads.
- Officers first attended in July and issued a cease-and-desist, with a court order granted in October after continued activity and no further tipping reported since.
- EA area director Anna Burns called the site an appalling illegal waste dump as the Joint Unit for Waste Crime said specialist officers are pursuing several active leads.