What it’s like to live next to a 25,000-tonne illegal waste dump – with rats everywhere

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What it's like to live next to a 25,000-tonne illegal waste dump - with rats everywhere

A mother has told Sky News how her home has become a "prison" which forced her eight-year-old son to move out – after 25,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste burned for nine days last year.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/what-its-like-to-live-next-to-a-25-000-tonne-illegal-waste-dump-with-rats-everywhere-13496321

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Date: January 20, 2026