ᐅ Disposing of Excavated Soil Without Contaminant Testing / Soil Classification Documentation
Created on: 27 Dec 2019 19:45
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Sternchen31
Hello,
During a consultation today with a company specializing in solid construction houses, we were informed that we need to have our soil survey including a LAGA test (pollutant analysis) carried out.
If we then have to dispose of excess excavated soil at a landfill, they charge a fee per ton depending on the soil condition. If we cannot prove the soil condition through the pollutant analysis, the highest fee per ton will always be applied (as if we were disposing of contaminated excavated soil).
How was it in your case? Is this information correct?
The pollutant analysis would cost us an additional 400€ on top of the 4 soil boreholes.
Best regards and many thanks in advance for your feedback.
During a consultation today with a company specializing in solid construction houses, we were informed that we need to have our soil survey including a LAGA test (pollutant analysis) carried out.
If we then have to dispose of excess excavated soil at a landfill, they charge a fee per ton depending on the soil condition. If we cannot prove the soil condition through the pollutant analysis, the highest fee per ton will always be applied (as if we were disposing of contaminated excavated soil).
How was it in your case? Is this information correct?
The pollutant analysis would cost us an additional 400€ on top of the 4 soil boreholes.
Best regards and many thanks in advance for your feedback.
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Sternchen3127 Dec 2019 20:37Fuchur schrieb:
Be careful! I don’t know if this applies everywhere, but in our area the report must be no older than 6 months! From the soil investigation to the final determination of the "remaining quantity" after backfilling and shaping, it gets really tight. We were offered €450 for the subsequent LAGA investigation, so the cost is practically the same regardless of timing. Oh, good to know. We will take care of this on Monday and find out how the landfill handles it. We only have one construction waste landfill nearby, and I think that will be the only one used.
Hello,
if you have the option to temporarily store the excavated soil, it’s best to carry out the analysis according to PN98 only once you have collected everything you want to dispose of. One composite sample per 500 m³ (660 cubic yards) is sufficient for the landfill. However, make sure to have the classification done according to LAGA and DepV. LAGA assesses the recyclability, and DepV classifies the material into landfill categories relevant for disposal sites.
Additional costs will mainly come from the extra transportation, but this ensures that you properly dispose of everything and have an up-to-date analysis.
Disposing of excavated soil is increasingly becoming a challenge and should not be overlooked. Nowadays, good quality soil is sometimes treated like hazardous waste.
if you have the option to temporarily store the excavated soil, it’s best to carry out the analysis according to PN98 only once you have collected everything you want to dispose of. One composite sample per 500 m³ (660 cubic yards) is sufficient for the landfill. However, make sure to have the classification done according to LAGA and DepV. LAGA assesses the recyclability, and DepV classifies the material into landfill categories relevant for disposal sites.
Additional costs will mainly come from the extra transportation, but this ensures that you properly dispose of everything and have an up-to-date analysis.
Disposing of excavated soil is increasingly becoming a challenge and should not be overlooked. Nowadays, good quality soil is sometimes treated like hazardous waste.
fskscorp schrieb:
By now, good soil is treated like hazardous waste.Yes, unfortunately. It makes it easier for the operator to make money.
We partly gave away our soil material through local classified ads.
We posted it weeks in advance and arranged delivery while the excavation was still ongoing.
Just as you have to haul soil away, others need to bring in larger amounts—and they want to do so with as little cost as possible.
With some patience and effort, a few win/win situations can arise.
However, you will most likely have to deal with soil testing.
You will need an expert report one way or another.
Then try local classifieds like eBay Kleinanzeigen; you can usually sell some of it there. It can be used for backfilling the excavation slope, land shaping, etc.
In the end, ask building material suppliers (also known as gravel pits), as they often take it and recycle it. Alternatively, contact "caretaker services" or "general handyman" companies. We found one nearby who has a screening plant and a crusher in the forest, makes fill material and recycled concrete (RC) himself, and installs it for his customers at the building suppliers’ prices.
Then try local classifieds like eBay Kleinanzeigen; you can usually sell some of it there. It can be used for backfilling the excavation slope, land shaping, etc.
In the end, ask building material suppliers (also known as gravel pits), as they often take it and recycle it. Alternatively, contact "caretaker services" or "general handyman" companies. We found one nearby who has a screening plant and a crusher in the forest, makes fill material and recycled concrete (RC) himself, and installs it for his customers at the building suppliers’ prices.
Sternchen31 schrieb:
The concrete slab will be around 9x9 meters (30x30 feet), and we plan to have a full basement with a height difference of 2 meters (6.5 feet) along the 30-meter (100-foot) length of the lot. seat88 schrieb:
And for you, 9x9x2.3 meters (30x30x7.5 feet) already equals at least 190 cubic meters (6700 cubic feet)... It will be significantly more, about 3 meters (10 feet) deep (2.2 meters (7 feet) basement, 30 centimeters (1 foot) slab, 50 centimeters (20 inches) of lean concrete), sloped on an approximately 11x11 meter (36x36 feet) area resulting in 360 cubic meters (12700 cubic feet) of volume, or roughly 500 cubic meters (17600 cubic feet) of loosened soil. Minus what is reduced due to the slope of the site.
Can all of this really be reused for backfilling or filling up?