Cut Costs, Not Corners: The Real Savings of Onsite Soil Screening

When you're managing a construction or landscape project, every truckload counts — and so does every dollar.
At Soil Recycling Co., we're helping contractors and project managers across Victoria save big by screening soil onsite instead of carting it off and bringing new material in.
Here’s why smart operators are turning to onsite soil recycling — and why you should too.

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💸 The Hidden Costs of Carting Spoil Offsite

Let’s break it down:

• Tip fees: $25–$45/m³ at landfill
• Cartage: $150–$250/hour for a truck and trailer
• Re-importing material: $20–$60/m³ depending on quality and source
• Double handling: Extra machine time, labour, site management

Add that up across a few hundred cubic metres, and you're bleeding budget.

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🔁 The Soil Recycling Co. Way: Screen Onsite, Save Immediately

We bring our trommel, stacker, and team straight to your site. That means:

• One movement, not three (no cart-away, no double handling, no re-import)
• Clean, reusable soil that can go straight back into your beds, batters, or backfill
• Minimal mess, especially when paired with our stacker setup
• No waiting on deliveries — the material is already there

We’ve helped clients save tens of thousands of dollars on projects by processing their spoil into reusable fill or topsoil — all without a single trip to landfill.

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📍 Real Example: Saving $40K on a Civil Job in Melbourne’s South-East

One recent project involved 3,500m³ of spoil on a civil site. The original plan was to remove everything and truck in new fill. Instead, we screened the material onsite:

• Saved approx. $11,000 in tipping fees
• Saved $17,000 in trucking
• Saved $12,000 in re-import costs
• Recycled over 80% of the spoil

That’s $40,000+ saved — and a reduced carbon footprint to boot.

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Ready to Stop Wasting Soil (and Money)?

We’ll give you honest advice, fast turnaround, and a practical setup that works with your site constraints. Whether you’ve got 500m³ or 500,000m³, we’ll help you turn a waste problem into a money-saving solution.

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