Illegal waste supersite at Hoads Wood in Kent cleared of nearly 40,000 tonnes of rubbish.
The illegal waste site at Hoads Wood in Kent has been fully cleared. The operation removed nearly 40,000 tonnes of waste at a cost of £15 million. However, the site's ecological recovery is expected to take decades, and a risk of re-dumping remains.
Why it matters
This addresses the problem of illegal dumping destroying ancient woodland by removing a major source of pollution, allowing for the possibility of long-term recovery.
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