An illegal dump containing about 18,000 tonnes of rubbish is set to be cleared, the government has announced.
The tip, on Bolton House Road near Bickershaw, Wigan, has built up since 2024.
In July 2025, a ten-day fire broke out at the site, forcing local businesses and a school to close.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed work is now underway to clear the waste, with specialist teams aiming to remove up to 25 lorry loads each day.
In August, while campaigning to win the Makerfield seat, outgoing Metropolitan Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham said the site was “blighting communities”.
The now-prime minister said at the time that the clean-up job would start “as soon as possible”.