Knotweed-contaminated soil and plant waste removed from sites in Dundee and Tayside by registered carriers, with disposal agreed before collection.
Dundee’s knotweed is found along the Dighty Burn, which runs across the north of the city, on the banks of the Tay and on the railway and former jute-mill land that remains from its industrial past. The waterfront has been rebuilt over the past two decades and development continues east and west of it.
We arrange transport and disposal for the excavated waste, and we return the paperwork that shows it was dealt with properly.
Digging out knotweed usually produces far more soil than plant. We arrange haulage and disposal for excavated soil containing rhizome from sites in Dundee, quoted on the estimated tonnage, any soil analysis you hold and what the receiving facility needs before it will accept the load.
More about knotweed-contaminated soil disposal.
Larger excavations in Dundee can need several loads a day over a number of days. We plan the vehicle type, the number of movements and the loading arrangements with you, so the dig is not left waiting for a lorry and material is not stockpiled longer than it needs to be.
The city rises steeply from the river to the Law, and many residential streets are on a gradient. Loading positions are checked in advance. Mill sites and waterfront plots often have made ground that calls for analysis.
Dundee’s Low Emission Zone covers the area inside the inner ring road and bars non-compliant vehicles. The A90 runs across the north of the city and the Tay Road Bridge leads south to Fife.
More about Japanese knotweed haulage.
In Scotland, knotweed plant material and soil containing it are controlled waste. Anything leaving the site must be carried by a registered waste carrier to a landfill authorised to take it, with a waste transfer note describing the load as containing knotweed. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is the regulator.
Read our guide to Japanese knotweed disposal regulations.
Provide the collection location, estimated quantity, photographs and any available waste or site reports.
We review the material and determine what additional information, testing or classification may be required.
We investigate a suitable authorised disposal route and obtain appropriate transport pricing.
Following quotation acceptance, payment and necessary approvals, we coordinate collection with the appointed contractor.
Relevant waste movement records and receiving-facility documentation are collected for the customer.
We cover Dundee and take enquiries from Broughty Ferry, Monifieth, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfar and north-east Fife.
Mill and waterfront soils may need testing before a landfill will accept them; allow time for that as well as the cost.
We do not publish fixed prices, because two loads of knotweed waste are rarely alike. The cost depends on the weight and make-up of the material, how it is classified, the distance to a facility that will accept it, the vehicle needed and how it will be loaded. Send us the details and we will prepare a quotation for your site.
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We take enquiries from Arbroath, Forfar, Montrose and the Angus glens, subject to access.
Yes. A small load still needs a registered carrier and an authorised landfill, and we will explain the options.
Need to arrange Japanese knotweed waste removal? Send us the collection location, the estimated quantity and details of the material. We will assess your requirements and investigate a suitable haulage and disposal solution.
Quotations are prepared for each job. Nothing is booked until a disposal route has been confirmed and you have accepted the quotation.
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