In Survival Mode: How to delete dirt (acquired via mining)?

--- Automerge ---
Well, now I feel more than a little foolish...as it turns out I had somewhere in the past turned off the setting that caused items dropped on the ground from inventory to 'decay' and disappear. Now that it is turned back on, the function works properly and I am able to drop the bags of dirt on the ground and they disappear.

I'll leave this posted as is, in case someone else may look for same information...or moderators can delete the thread if you think the information is already available elsewhere and this is just a repeat of common knowledge.

Thank you for your time and assistance.