Japanese Knotweed Disposal – Nationwide Haulage & Waste Removal

Knotweed waste that leaves a site has to be moved by a registered waste carrier, in a covered or enclosed vehicle, to a facility that is authorised to accept it. In practice that means a suitably permitted landfill or, in England, a permitted incineration facility. The receiving site has to be told in advance that the load contains knotweed. It cannot go into a general skip, a garden waste collection or a composting site. We arrange the haulage, the disposal route and the paperwork.

Yes, provided the landfill is authorised to take it and has agreed to accept the load before it leaves your site. It is not inert waste, so it cannot go to an inert tip or be reused as clean fill. Some facilities ask for soil analysis first, and acceptance is always the facility's decision, so we confirm the route before anything is collected.

Not automatically. Plant material and soil containing knotweed are normally treated as non-hazardous waste, although they are not inert. The classification can change if the soil carries other contamination, which is common on brownfield land, or residues of certain herbicides. That is why we ask what you know about the material and whether any analysis is available.

It can, as long as the load is covered or enclosed so that nothing can escape on the journey, the haulier is a registered waste carrier and the vehicle is cleaned out and checked afterwards. The right vehicle depends on the quantity, how the material will be loaded and the access to your site.

It depends on the weight and make-up of the waste, how it is classified, where it is collected from, how far it has to travel, the vehicle needed and the charges of the receiving facility. Because jobs vary so much we quote each one individually and do not publish fixed prices.

Every movement of non-hazardous waste needs a waste transfer note that describes the load, including the fact that it contains Japanese knotweed. If the material is classified as hazardous (special waste in Scotland) a consignment note is used instead. You should also keep the waste classification information and the receiving facility's records, such as weighbridge tickets. We collect these for you so there is an audit trail for the job.

Yes. Larger excavations are planned as a programme of loads, with the vehicle type, the number of movements a day and the loading arrangements agreed in advance. As with any job, it is subject to assessment of the material and acceptance by the receiving facility.

We arrange Japanese knotweed haulage and disposal across England, Scotland and Wales. We do not currently cover Northern Ireland. Availability is confirmed for your location when you enquire.

Yes. Roots, crowns and rhizomes can be collected on their own or with the soil they were dug out with. Until collection they should be kept contained on site, for example on a membrane or hardstanding rather than on bare ground, and kept apart from clean soil.

There is no rule that only a specialist may dig it out, but knotweed spreads from very small pieces of rhizome and it is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild, so most developers and landowners appoint a knotweed specialist or an experienced groundworks contractor. We do not survey, treat or excavate knotweed. Our role is the haulage and disposal of the waste, working alongside the contractor you have appointed.