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A Bag of Soil and Rubble in Greenwich — Bids From £200 to £420
Three EA-licensed carriers looked at the same Hippo Megabag of excavated soil and broken concrete in Greenwich (SE10). Their bids: £200, £250, and £420 — for identical work.
That's a 110% gap between lowest and highest. And unlike some spreads, it wasn't about who could get there fastest — all three offered next-day pickup.
3
licensed carriers bid
£200–£420
range of bids
£200
winning bid
110%
spread, lowest to highest
The Job
A customer in Greenwich (SE10) had a single Hippo Megabag of excavated soil mixed with broken concrete — leftover from groundwork — sitting kerbside, with parking directly outside. At posting, they weren't sure exactly how much it weighed, so the job went up as one bag and let carriers judge from the photo.
Sizing: Soil and rubble are heavy for their volume. “One bag” without a weight or a scale reference leaves every carrier to estimate independently — which is exactly what happened here.
The Bids
Three bids arrived on the job. All three offered pickup the next day, give or take a few hours — so timing doesn't explain what happened next.
Bid Comparison — Same Job, Same Waste, Same Timing
Next morning
Next day
Next day, morning or early afternoon
Read that again
Three licensed carriers looked at the same photo of the same bag of soil and rubble — and priced it anywhere from £200 to £420. When timing doesn't explain a spread this size, the explanation is underneath: what each carrier pays to get rid of it.
Why the Spread?
Soil and broken concrete are inert waste — dense, heavy, and priced by weight at the tip. That makes them different from a bulky-item job: the spread here comes less from access or urgency and more from what happens after the carrier drives away.
Gate fees for inert waste
Tipping soil and concrete is charged by weight, and the rate depends on which facility a carrier uses. One with a nearby inert recycling site pays a fraction of one who has to drive further or use general waste disposal.
Reading the weight, not the volume
One bag of soil weighs far more than one bag of garden waste. A carrier without the right vehicle for a dense, low-volume load can end up guessing — and pricing in the uncertainty.
"Not sure" sizing
The customer didn't specify a weight, so each carrier priced their own estimate of what one Hippo bag holds. Three estimates, three numbers.
Route and return leg
A carrier already heading toward a disposal site in that direction prices differently to one making a special trip.
None of the three carriers were pricing in bad faith — they were pricing their own costs against a job description that left real gaps. That's exactly why comparing bids, rather than taking the first one, matters most on heavy, inert loads like this.
The Outcome
The customer accepted the lowest bid, £200, for pickup the following morning.
Every carrier on RubbishBids is checked against the Environment Agency's public register before they can bid — you can check a carrier's licence yourself before sharing any contact details. If you want to work out roughly what a load like this weighs before you post, the rubble weight calculator gives a starting estimate.
What This Job Tells You
If you've got soil, rubble, or hardcore to clear from a groundwork or excavation job:
Heavy, inert waste hides the biggest spreads
Soil and broken concrete are priced almost entirely on gate fees and weight — and those vary more between carriers than access or timing ever will. A load that looks simple from the kerb can still produce a wide spread.
A vague load description doesn't average out — it multiplies
This job was posted as “one Hippo bag, not sure on weight.” Three carriers filled that gap with three different assumptions. If you want carriers pricing from the same information instead of guessing, here's what to photograph before you post.
Timing isn't always the story
All three bids offered next-day pickup — the most expensive carrier didn't win on speed, because there was no speed to win on. When timing doesn't explain a spread, the explanation is underneath: what each carrier pays to get rid of the load.
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