A man has been arrested in connection with the large-scale illegal tipping of waste in Oxfordshire, police have said. The 39-year-old, from the Guildford area, was arrested on Tuesday following co-operation between the Environment Agency (EA) and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. Last week, the EA declared the 40ft-high mountain of waste near Kidlington a “critical incident”. Image: The illegal site is on the edge of Kidlington in Oxfordshire Anna Burns, the Environment Agency’s area director for the Thames, said that the “appalling illegal waste dump… has rightly provoked outrage over the potential consequences for the community and environment”. “We have been working round the clock with the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit to bring the perpetrators to justice and make them pay for this offence,” she added. “Our investigative efforts have secured an arrest today, which will be the first step in delivering justice for residents and punishing those responsible.” Image: Pic: PA Phil Davies, head of the Joint Unit for Waste Crime, added that the EA “is working closely with …