🔗 Share this article Fly-tippers submerge open land in mountain of garbage Witness The site has been called an "ecological disaster". A reporter visited the scene and stated the heap appeared to be "twenty feet in height at least". Fly-tippers have discarded a massive amount of garbage in a field in Oxfordshire. The "environmental crisis occurring in public view" is up to 150m (490ft) in length and 6m (20ft) tall. The huge pile has materialized in a plot of land adjacent to the River Cherwell in the vicinity of Kidlington. Elected official highlighted the issue in parliament, saying it was "posing risk of an ecological catastrophe". Protection organization said the illegal garbage pile was formed around a month ago by an illegal operation. "This represents an ecological disaster taking place in plain sight. "Every day that passes increases the threat of toxic drainage getting into the waterways, poisoning wildlife and putting at risk the condition of the entire watershed. "Environmental authorities must act now, not in extended periods, which is their typical reaction time." Legal prohibition had been put in place by the regulatory body. It is hard to identify any specific bits of rubbish as it looks to have been pulverized with earth blended. A portion of the waste from the uppermost part of the mound has fallen and is now merely five feet from the waterway. The River Cherwell is a branch of the River Thames, which signifies it travels through Oxford before joining the Thames. Parliament TV Elected official mentioned the expense of clearing the waste would be significant The representative requested the authorities for help to remove the illegal site before it triggered a inferno or was washed away into the river system. Informing parliament members on recently, he said: "Lawbreakers have deposited a massive amount of illegal plastic waste... amounting to hundreds of tonnes, in my district on a floodplain next to the River Cherwell. "River levels are increasing and temperature readings show that the waste is also warming, raising the threat of fire. "The Environment Agency said it has limited resources for regulation, that the estimated price of removal is higher than the complete twelve-month allocation of the local district council." Environment minister stated the authorities had taken over a struggling waste industry that had created an "epidemic of unauthorized dumping". She told parliament members the agency had implemented a prohibition notice to halt more access to the site. In a announcement, the organization confirmed it was looking into the incident and asked for information. It commented: "We share the citizens' anger about situations like this, which is why we respond against those responsible for environmental offenses." A recently published study determined initiatives to combat major illegal dumping have been "critically neglected" notwithstanding the issue developing into bigger and more sophisticated. A parliamentary committee suggested an autonomous "thorough" investigation into how "widespread" environmental offenses is tackled.