TONS of dumped rubbish lie scattered in a farmer’s field — leaving him with a clear-up bill of up to £50,000.

The fly-tippers, said to be linked to organised crime, struck in the summer at the site near St Albans, Herts.

Aerial view of fly-tipped waste covering a large area of green farmland next to a road with two cars.
Tons of dumped rubbish lie scattered in a farmer’s fieldCredit: SWNS
 

Fly-tipped waste, including wood, pallets, and trash, dumped on farmland.
The fly-tippers are said to be linked to organised crimeCredit: SWNS
 

Fly-tipped waste, including mattresses, garbage bags, and various debris, dumped on a green field.
They struck in the summer at the site near St Albans, HertsCredit: SWNS
The 40 van-loads of rubbish includes asbestos and cannabis-linked waste.

But the perpetrators have not been caught, meaning the farmer, in his 80s, must pay thousands to get it cleared.

It follows the dumping of a 150-yard river of waste at Kidlington, Oxon, in July.

We told in November how a local MP said the mound of rubbish in Kidlington was “threatening an environmental disaster.”

Some anglers discovered the pile of plastic, foam and wood when they went to fish in the nearby river.

The illegal tip was then mentioned in Parliament with Calum Miller, Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock, raising the issue.

He said “criminal gangs” are dumping waste on this scale across the country.

The local authority estimated the cost of removing the disgusting pile was greater than its entire annual budget.