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Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611389
We've dug about 3m of clean fill out of the garden where the new shed and path are, but I don't really want to pay to take it to the tip. Does anyone have any brilliant ideas on how to get rid of it?

(If anyone wants it, I'm in eastern Melbourne)

Thanks 😀
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cram Officially Full-On Dubber

368 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#611418
So do I! only a bit further up the road...
Seriously, find someone who wants some but doesn't want to pay for it...

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611420
Ok, but how do I find someone who wants it? 😀
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Wild1 Wolfsburg Wizard

448 posts · joined Jun 2006 ·

#611425
trading post maybe??

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#611426
stick an add in ya local town center public display stand and you will have no troubles
👍👍😂🙅🥷😬🤓

GASBNR Fahrvergnugen

894 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#611431
I put up a sign on the front fence and it was gone with in a week,
council's used to have a list on fill and to be filled??
SORRY BOUT THAT!

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611432
Sign on front fence sounds good, except I'm in a dead end street. Not too much passing traffic.
I've just found out about the council thing, am going to give them a ring to find out.

Thanks all for your help!
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silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#611435
call a landscaper it will be gone in a week

or top dress your lawn with it

or make a raised vege patch

or spread it under the house

or put it in your pocket when you go for a walk, and share it with everyone
:thumb


[ Edited on 11-9-2007 by silver ]
Keeping it real !

Twokombies Seriously Crusin Dubber

193 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#611450
Put on eGay, start it a one cent with pick up only and see what happens.

[ Edited on 11-9-2007 by Twokombies ]

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611515
Hi

I could give you recipes containing soil, then you could eat your way through it or maybe make a mud brick & dung shed.

Steve

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#611520
Get your kids to sell some mud pies for $1 each?🤪
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611522
call the cops and tell them you killed people and buried them in it, they will take it all away 🙂 and should laugh when you tell them you were just kidding

*did*

0 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#611524
be careful about putting it on other peoples properties. sometimes planning permits are required for filling. just a heads up.

also, another heads up for people, some earthworks contractors avoid the cost of paying for disposal of fill by advertising it as 'free fill delivered'. many people have fallen for this and got stung later when the council shows up and tells them they have to remove the fill.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611542
If your house is up on piers then you could spread it out under the house evenly
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

pangalactic Seriously Crusin Dubber

123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611550
Or.. you could get inspired by the lads from 'the great escape', put the dirt in specially concealed pockets in your pants, when walking about to the shops to get a chiko roll you can discreetly release the dirt. good enough for steve mcqueen, good enough for me. only downside is that if you get caught you will probably get shot by someone called hans.

cram Officially Full-On Dubber

368 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#611556
I was waiting for someone to say just dig a hole and bury it.....🙄

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611572
Ok, have rung the council, who have a clean fill disposal list. There's only one place on it but it is MILES away. Not worth the petrol to tow it there. Got onto the website of the people who have that site, and there is another one close to me, but it is $40 +GST per trailer load. Same as taking it to the tip (which is closer).

So much for that!
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611579
Jay

your lucky yr not in Sydney it would be $120 per ton minimum
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611581
If I was in Sydney I could give it to you!!!
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#611589
Hey Jay

You can always dry the dirt, wait for windy day and throw it in the air.

Steve

hanktheplank Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#613508
Jay,
I am in South Melbourne and could use some fill. My trailer holds about 1.3M, so I would take at least that much off your hands if you still have this available.

U2U me or send me an email if you are keen............. JRWjr
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76 Kombi, Sopru Conversion - "Bob"
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#613516
Don't worry Jay, I know how you feel. I have had about 30 cubic metres of dirt on the front lawn slowly decreasing in size over the last few months. I tried the council too, and no help. I am down to about 10m now, and I am just going to pay to get rid of it. The excavator guy has more digging to do, and he can do free tipping of clean dirt out in Coldstream, but it is just the cost of the trucking I have to do.
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ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#613531
Put a sign up saying "Do not touch" and the next morning it will have disappeared!😁

grogy Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#613556
there was a sign asking for clean fill on the right side of center rd before u get to warrigal rd [heading to the city] just before the hire place opposite those small shops

JAGS Casual Dubber

23 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#613767
Hi, if you can get it to me in Lilydale I'll take it off your hands as I need to fill a pond. U2 me for the address if interested.
Cheers John.

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#613783
If you lived in Warilla I would say the best bet would be to put a sign on it. "Dont take my dirt!" no way it would be there in 24 hours.

Dont know if there's one in Melbourne but look up freecycle on google.

3toes Officially Full-On Dubber

253 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#613843
You have U2U
Roofracks are for plumbers!

liam66 Officially Full-On Dubber

260 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·

#614090
There's a website called freecycle, full of stuff people are giving away.