Guides from the EBH Environmental team on soil classification, disposal and recycling for construction projects across NSW.
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DGB20 and DGS40 are both densely graded recycled pavement materials, and on paper the names can look almost interchangeable. They aren’t.
Read article: DGB20 vs DGS40: Which Road Base Does Your Project Need?· 6 min read
Not every load of construction spoil that leaves a site in NSW falls under the EPA’s formal waste tracking system, but every load needs a defensible paper trail.
Read article: How Construction Spoil Is Tracked From Site to Facility· 5 min read
Soil disposal in NSW isn’t just a logistics task. Once excavated soil leaves your site, it creates documentation obligations that sit with the waste generator, typically the contractor or developer, long after the trucks have gone.
Read article: What Documentation Should Contractors Keep When Disposing of Soil?· 5 min read
How Actual Acid Sulphate Soil (AASS) and Potential Acid Sulphate Soil (PASS) differ, where they occur in NSW, and what each means for excavation, consent and disposal.
Read article: Acid Sulphate Soil vs Potential Acid Sulphate Soil· 6 min read
Yes, but only under conditions. Reuse is legal in NSW if the soil meets the right classification and the receiving site’s use is lawful.
Read article: Can Excavated Soil Be Reused on Another Construction Site?· 5 min read
On any civil project in NSW, excavated soil can’t simply be loaded onto a truck and dumped. Its classification determines whether it can be reused, treated or must go to a licensed facility for regulated disposal.
Read article: How Is Excavated Soil Classified in NSW?· 5 min read
When soil comes out of the ground on a construction site in NSW, the classification it receives determines where it can legally go.
Read article: VENM vs ENM: What’s the Difference in NSW?· 5 min read
It’s a regulated sequence. Contaminated soil can’t simply be trucked away. Classification, pathway confirmation, licensed transport, facility acceptance and documentation must all happen in order.
Read article: What Happens to Contaminated Soil After Excavation?· 3 min read
If you work in civil construction or pavement design, you’ll know DGB20 as one of the most widely used base materials in NSW.
Read article: What Is DGB20 Road Base?· 4 min read
General solid waste (GSW) soil is one of the middle-tier soil classifications under NSW EPA guidelines. It sits above clean fill such as VENM and ENM in terms of contamination, but below restricted solid waste.
Read article: What Is General Solid Waste Soil?
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