We arrange Japanese knotweed waste haulage and disposal in Southampton and south Hampshire, for waterfront, industrial and residential sites.
Southampton stands between two rivers, the Test and the Itchen, and knotweed grows along the tidal margins of both, on railway land serving the port and in the wooded valleys that run through the suburbs. Redevelopment of the Itchen riverside and of older industrial estates regularly involves clearing it.
We organise what happens to the excavated material, from the first enquiry to the final paperwork.
Digging out knotweed usually produces far more soil than plant. We arrange haulage and disposal for excavated soil containing rhizome from sites in Southampton, quoted on the estimated tonnage, any soil analysis you hold and what the receiving facility needs before it will accept the load.
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Larger excavations in Southampton 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.
Waterfront sites are usually made ground over river mud, and the soil is analysed before disposal. Work beside tidal water also has to prevent any material entering the estuary, which is something to agree with your contractor before the dig.
The M27 and M3 give good access for large vehicles, and the A33 leads into the city. Southampton does not charge lorries to enter a clean air zone. Port traffic makes some routes busy, so collection times are chosen with that in mind.
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In England, knotweed waste that cannot be dealt with on site must go to a landfill or incineration facility that holds the correct permit, and the site must be told in advance that the load contains knotweed. It has to be moved by a registered waste carrier, covered or enclosed so nothing can escape on the journey. The Environment Agency 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 Southampton and take enquiries from Eastleigh, Totton, Hedge End, Romsey, Hythe and Winchester.
Made ground on the waterfront often needs testing before a facility will accept it; having the results ready shortens the time to a firm price.
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 Totton, Hythe and the Waterside. Send the postcode.
Sometimes. It depends on how quickly a facility can confirm acceptance of the material, so the more we know up front the better.
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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