Clean up of Illegal Waste Supersite Costs Taxpayers £6m The £6 million price tag for clearing England's largest illegal waste tip at Kidlington has fallen squarely on taxpayers' shoulders, highlighting a systemic failure in addressing the scourge of waste crime.
The government boasts about its crackdown and plans to recoup costs from culprits, but the Environment Agency's meager success rate in confiscating assets suggests that justice remains elusive.
The scale of waste crime is staggering: nearly 30 "supersites" uncovered by a BBC investigation, with the Environment Agency acknowledging that £1 billion per year is lost due to this illicit activity.