Operation to clean up 30,000 tonnes of waste dumped in woods gets under way

Contractors prepare to remove thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped waste within the ancient woodland Hoads Wood in Ashford, Kent (Environment Agency/PA) - (PA Media)

Clean-up workers with lorries have begun the task of removing a huge amount of harmful waste which was dumped illegally in woods in Kent.

The operation, co-ordinated by the Environment Agency, will see 30,000 tonnes of hazardous and harmful waste removed from Hoad’s Wood in Ashford, Kent, over the next year.