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Invasive Species - domestic

Do you suspect that you have biological pollution on your land?

Envir recirculates soil containing invasive species!

Developing roads, gardens and homes creates surplus stones and soil which must be moved. This material may contain alien species, which can cause huge damage to the natural environment.

Examples of this biological pollution include:

  •  Lupins
  • Japanese knotweed
  • Common broom
  • Beach rose

These are pretty, exotic plants – which many people have in their gardens, without knowing that they are invasive. Unfortunately, they spread out into the Norwegian natural environment, where they are a threat to Norwegian species.

We have legislation – the Nature Diversity Act and Regulations relating to alien organisms – which tell us how we should handle soil and stones that contain biological pollution, to ensure that we do not spread these species.

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1000 years per centimetre of soil

When major construction projects will start up, the area is surveyed to establish whether plants such as Japanese knotweed are growing in the soil that will be excavated. These surveys are compulsory, because if we find Japanese knotweed or other alien species, we must handle this soil with care.

There have not been many solutions for how we can handle soil containing alien species, which means that good soil often ends up in landfill sites – just because Japanese knotweed, lupins and common broom are growing in it.

But did you know that it takes the planet 1000 years to produce 1 cm of soil? This shows us that we should definitely not be putting soil in landfill sites!

We heat-treat the soil with pure steam

Envir AS has developed a method of eradicating these harmful alien species from the soil, allowing it to be reused. We heat-treat the soil with pure steam. This method is environmentally friendly, has been thoroughly tested, and we provide a 100% guarantee that the soil will be clean.

Soil and stone are not renewable resources. That is why it is important to look after and reuse soil and stones. By treating and recirculating soil, together we can achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. That is good for the environment, biodiversity and people. Envir AS is a future-oriented waste facility at Laksevåg in Bergen, which receives soil containing harmful invasive species – treats the soil – and returns clean soil.

Our goal is to take care of resources through the safe, environmentally friendly and circular management of materials.