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Illegal dumpers have dumped a mountain of garbage in a rural area in Oxfordshire.

The "environmental catastrophe developing in full view" is approximately 150m (490ft) in length and 6m (20ft) high.

The huge heap has materialized in a field adjacent to the River Cherwell near Kidlington.

Elected official highlighted the problem in parliament, stating it was "risking an environmental disaster".

An environmental charity reported the unlawful garbage pile was established about a few weeks back by an illegal operation.

"This represents an environmental crisis developing in full view.

"Each day that passes raises the danger of poisonous drainage getting into the waterways, contaminating wildlife and threatening the condition of the entire catchment.

"The Environment Agency must take action immediately, not in extended periods, which is their standard action timeframe."

Legal prohibition had been established by the regulatory body.

It is difficult to distinguish any individual items of rubbish as it looks to have been shredded with dirt blended.

Some of the rubbish from the top of the heap has toppled and is now merely five meters from the river.

The River Cherwell is a feeder stream of the River Thames, which means it runs through Oxford before connecting with the Thames.

The MP asked the authorities for support to eliminate the illegal site before it triggered a fire or was washed away into the aquatic system.

Informing elected representatives on this week, he declared: "Illegal operators have dumped a huge quantity of unlawful plastic waste... totaling substantial weight, in my constituency on a floodplain next to the River Cherwell.

"Stream volumes are rising and temperature readings demonstrate that the waste is also warming, increasing the threat of blaze.

"Environmental authorities reported it has inadequate resources for compliance, that the projected cost of clearance is larger than the entire yearly allocation of the local district council."

Government official said the government had assumed responsibility for a underperforming waste industry that had caused an "growing issue of unlawful dumping".

She advised MPs the organization had issued a prohibition notice to halt more entry to the area.

In a statement, the organization stated it was looking into the matter and asked for evidence.

It said: "We acknowledge the community's anger about occurrences like this, which is why we respond against those culpable for environmental offenses."

A newly released study discovered attempts to address significant environmental offenses have been "critically neglected" despite the issue becoming larger and more advanced.

Government advisors proposed an independent "root and branch" examination into how "endemic" waste crime is dealt with.