Hi,

 

Do you know how I could dispose of sand for free, which would be fresh out of a basement dig? I live near a beach, and 1-2 foot down its pure clean sand.

 

I am planning a 1000-1200 tonne (600 cubic meter) excavation, which means I will have about 70 x 16 tonne loads to remove. Rather than pay the £15-17k at about £200 a load in removal, I wondered where might I dispose of this sand for free, for example if anyone would be interested in collecting it.

 

Thanks

 

Chris

Do you have local football clubs/ golf courses nearby that could use it to help drainage???

 

That’s quite a big hole to dig in sand ... how high is the water table ...?? And are you shoring up the sides some how ..?? 
 

Dependinf on how clean you can keep it you may be able to sell it for landfill cover - try the big landfill operators in your area. Transport will be the biggest cost whatever you do. 

23 minutes ago, Declan52 said:

Do you have local football clubs/ golf courses nearby that could use it to help drainage???

 

yeah I have a gold course right nearby, in fact I have a few

15 minutes ago, Onoff said:

hahah superb, i would need to walk a few hundred miles though mate

Any hotels wanting to improve their beach front? 
 

Or local schools, play parks etc 

 

horse or dog tracks? 
 

local farmers?

Edited August 25, 20206 yr by Gav_P

You live near a beach...no chance (with permission) of putting it there? Mitigating coastal erosion etc. No doubt though if you approached whoever, they would want to sent a whole raft of departments & experts out, each with their own exorbitant consultancy fees. 

Seriously, is coastal erosion an issue locally? Get the press on your side if the council or whoever refused it. Cite youur being good enough to dig it out, the least the council could do was contribute to transport costs! ?

Put it on the local Facebook page or free cycle, I’ve got rid of loads of stuff that way 

4 hours ago, Onoff said:

You live near a beach...no chance (with permission) of putting it there? Mitigating coastal erosion etc. No doubt though if you approached whoever, they would want to sent a whole raft of departments & experts out, each with their own exorbitant consultancy fees. 

Seriously, is coastal erosion an issue locally? Get the press on your side if the council or whoever refused it. Cite youur being good enough to dig it out, the least the council could do was contribute to transport costs! ?

I wouldnt even both trying to offload it on the beach, the council will just see it as a large money making exercise. Dealing with them for planning is bad enough

@Internet Know How where are you in the country, round here sand was distributed to the farmers to help break up the clay soil, I could do with a few truck loads!!!.

Come and dump in in my shop, all the other (expletive deleted)ers do.

5 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Come and dump in in my shop, all the other (expletive deleted)ers do.

 

Thought you said the public bogs were open again down there?

11 minutes ago, Onoff said:

Thought you said the public bogs were open again down there?

Don't joke about that.

Had a very drunk woman that sat in the corner and wee wee'd herself, and a small boy that pissed up the drinks cooler.

And, why I think about it, a guy that let go of just about everything at the counter, though he did have an illness.

Was still down to me to clean it all up.

 

Still, I am not the local butcher, carnival night a year back, saw two lads weeing though his letter box.  Think it may be a comment on his customer service skills though.

Edited August 26, 20206 yr by SteamyTea

The local farmer takes in soil and other fill at no cost, he’s filling up a large boggy area in a field. Might be worth asking around!

6 hours ago, joe90 said:

@Internet Know How where are you in the country, round here sand was distributed to the farmers to help break up the clay soil, I could do with a few truck loads!!!.

I am in Liverpool, and will have about 1000 tonnes of the stuff

2 hours ago, Internet Know How said:

I am in Liverpool,

bugger, a bit far eh?

IV heard local soil and aggregate providers would likely take this off my hands for free