contaminated soil

How much does contaminated soil disposal cost?

January 18, 2012

As we keep getting asked this question we thought an update would be in order. At present the UK landfill tax is £56 per tonne rising to £64/t in April 2012. Hazardous soil disposal rates vary across the country from around £30/t – £60/t depending on the type of contamination and volume.  Essentially the greater [...]

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Is a fixed cost remediation scheme good value?

September 9, 2011

We are constantly being asked to provide a fixed cost for remediation schemes but is this good value for the client…? It is very normal for us mere remediation contractors to have had no involvement with the site investigation stage of a sites redevelopment.  For some reason our experience is not called upon until the client needs [...]

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Is this really the cost of soil remediation?

August 19, 2011

Following on from Sam’s recent blog on how much does soil remediation cost I thought you might be interested to see how a reporter on mortgage issues, clearly with limited knowledge, is managing to scare potential home owners from buying properties developed on brownfield sites.  It is stated that…”Some 3% of all properties in the [...]

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How do you know if your soil and/or groundwater are contaminated?

April 20, 2011

Is this something on your mind?  If you own land and you’re looking to develop / re-develop then you probably should be asking this question, the regulators should also be asking the question before they allow any physical works to take place. Answering the question starts with a Phase I report (that’s a one! I [...]

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Waste Regulations 2011 – Scotland

March 29, 2011

  The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 and the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011 came into force on the 27th March 2011, click NetRegs.   What are they and do they apply to you…?   The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 This reg consolidates the existing Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 and the numerous [...]

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