Japanese knot weed

[JohnBoy59]

Can anyone give me the rate of landfill tax that muck away with Japanese Knotweed attracts?

Ta

ps - bloody goldmine of info this site is :p

[msh paving]

ring you muck away contractor, he will need to ask the landfill site MSH

[DNgroundworks]

What about Japanese knotweed? Didnt understand that bit?

[Tommy]

excavation: the most common method of removal but the most costly given the volume of soil to remove and landfill charges … a 50m2 infestation removed using digging and dumping or burying costs an average of £160,000 versus £4,000 using spraying

from Knotweed

[DNgroundworks]

sorry must be the wording

[Mikey_C]

MSH is right it will be down to local muckaway contractor(s) to quote, but cheap it will not be as to quote from the above link "...soil containing rhizomes must be disposed of as controlled waste." Controlled waste == ££££££££

[GB_Groundworks]

yeah we worked on a site with knot weed, specialist contractor had been on and sprayed and was booked in for the next 5 years to come back to keep treating it, then cut down and burnt after each spray. 5 metre exclusion zones on the fenced knot weed patches then all machines and earth engaging tackle had to be cleaned and sprayed before leaving site.

[JohnBoy59]

Cheers guys... £500 + per load :0

[Dave_L]

Sounds like a job to avoid/pass on John!

[Tony McC]

A similar job was done locally and all the excavated soil had to be passed through and incinerator before being allowed onto a landfill site. The scary bit was that any earth within 6m of even the smallest piece of JKW, and that's 6m all around and 6m down, had to be removed!