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Wildlife, water and toxic waste worries have been raised by people living near one of Europe's largest illegal landfill sites as officials look at clean-up options.

The landfill site in Ampara was created more than a decade ago near a protected wildlife zone that is home to about 300 elephants.

Developer Greystoke insisted the new centre at the landfill site - which would be named the West London Technology Park - "meets a vital national need".

Chris, who is now 80 and lives in Essex, said: "If I hadn't sold the e-piano for £10, all of this music would have ended up in landfill."

Diversion from landfill has increased, but so too has a surge of illegal waste dumping in the Antelope Valley suggesting the law may be having some unintended consequences.