What's the best way to dispose of dirt?

um, how about just asking the super...and "couple hundred more bags left to dispose of", is sure a lot of bags

What is "dirt"? Garden soil, excavation/fill, construction debris?

It's pretty much soil with random sized pebbles/rocks. I had to excavate it to make way for a patio I'm laying down.

The city doesn't pick up soil or the stuff alanhart listed. It has to go by private carter. Maybe the super is saving it for the next time there's a dumpster handy. Leaving it on the curb will get the building fined.

So yeah, ask the super. He might want smaller (lighter) bags, and for you to pace it out so Sanitation doesn't get overwhelmed. Or if he knows more is coming, he might be stockpiling it for reuse in landscaping. Or you can ask him if anyone might want it for that purpose.

Sanitation's policy is that they accept debris from small DIY residential construction projects, and I don't see why yours wouldn't be considered that. So super should be prepared to tell the garbage collectors that yes, they are supposed to pick it up.

NWT that's my guess too why he did it. At first I thought it would be ok because the dirt were mixed with household trash in a large black bag. Maybe I'll put an ad on craigslist and see if anyone's interested.

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Alan, that's a good point also. I only put about 2-3 bags each week before weekly garbage pick. I was just shocked none was thrown out..I'll have to ask.

LOL, good one malthus

2-3 50-lb bags of dirt for a couple of weeks? Conservatively, that is several hundred pounds of dirt! Either you have a huge backyard or you are burying an elephant.

In the Great Escape, they put the dirt in socks under their pant legs. Once outdoors, they pulled a string and the dirt poured out to the ground. You can try the same - take a stroll in Central Park and the krauts will never know.

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