japanese knotweed Excavation and removal

Our japanese knotweed excavation and removal usually occurs when there is not enough time to treat it with a systemic herbicide.

Japanese Knotweed Excavation and removal

When we cannot implement herbicide treatment, excavation and removal is the ideal solution.

After the excavation has taken place, we will issue a certificate confirming the site is clear of Japanese Knotweed.

Prevention of Cross-Site Contamination

When carrying out Excavation and Removal works on a site, Japanese Knotweed Expert take a number of steps to prevent any cross-site contamination. This includes:

Ensuring that vehicles and humans do not pass through contaminated areas.
Then cleaning off all vehicles before entering another part of the site.

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Additional Steps We Take For Your Excavation And Removal

Where possible, we designate a clean hard-standing road into and out of the site. If not possible, we use hard standing in the area where we are going to fill the trucks up with contaminated soil. From this, we will also wash the wheels of the trucks off before they leave the site. We implement these measures to prevent the Japanese knotweed from spreading.
Additionally, we cordon off the site so that only our trained team members can access the area. This helps to further prevent any cross-contamination. Our team members are also required to clean boots and tools before moving to other areas.
From this, we then remove the contaminated soil from the site. Any hard standing that has been laid where vehicles have been filled up is also removed from the site and wheels. Alongside this, we will then wash any tracks.
Next, we’ll take all waste to a licenced landfill site. We receive Waste carrier notes from the driver and the licenced landfill site. This ensures that we can dispose of the waste correctly and within Hazardous Waste guidelines.
Making the site safe is a high priority for us. Thus meaning, we backfill the excavated area as soon as possible to prevent any accidents.

A large proportion of a Japanese knotweed plant is underground.

Therefore, by removing the underground stems, shoots and roots from the soil, we can dramatically reduce the amount of contaminated soil that needs taking off-site. Therefore, reducing the cost of waste removal.