We arrange registered carriers and authorised disposal for Japanese knotweed waste from Newport, the Gwent Levels and the lower Usk valley.
Newport’s knotweed grows along the Usk and the Ebbw, beside the canal that runs up towards the valleys, on railway land and across the city’s former steel and dock estates. One of those former steelworks sites is now a large new neighbourhood, and building continues there and on other brownfield land.
We arrange what happens to knotweed waste once it has been excavated: transport in covered vehicles and disposal at a landfill permitted to take it.
Digging out knotweed usually produces far more soil than plant. We arrange haulage and disposal for excavated soil containing rhizome from sites in Newport, 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 Newport 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 Usk has one of the largest tidal ranges of any river in Britain, and its banks are steep mud. Work near them needs careful containment. To the south and east lie the Gwent Levels, drained by a network of ditches known as reens and protected for their wildlife, where any excavation should be checked with Natural Resources Wales first.
The M4 passes through the city, and the tunnels at Brynglas are a well-known bottleneck, so collections are timed to avoid the peaks. The southern distributor road gives an alternative route to the docks and the eastern sites.
More about Japanese knotweed haulage.
In Wales, knotweed and material contaminated with it are controlled waste under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It must be moved by a registered waste carrier and disposed of at a suitably licensed or permitted landfill, and the site should confirm beforehand that it will accept the load. Natural Resources Wales 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 Newport and take enquiries from Cwmbran, Caerleon, Risca, Caldicot, Chepstow and Pontypool.
Former steelworks and dock soils usually need analysis; on the Levels, wet ground and access are the things to plan for.
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.
See what affects Japanese knotweed disposal costs.
The disposal rules are the same, but much of the Levels is protected, so check with Natural Resources Wales before digging near a reen.
We take enquiries from Chepstow, Caldicot, Monmouth and Abergavenny.
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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