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If they're the bins with a lid, my experience is that they are almost always full of un-composted material. People put in either grass cuttings only, which just make a claggy mess, or dry, woody material, which obviously won't break down with a lid on!
If it's soil, why did they put it in a compost bin? Might be nice topsoil where they've cleared turf, or could be horrible stuff from digging out footings or something. You'd have to take a view when you empty them: my thoughts would be if it smells fine, it's OK.
If they were looked after, with a mixture of materials and enough moisture, it's beautiful compost. If anyone wants them, I have three from the previous owner in my garden. I just made two large, open bins I can get some heat in, and blow leaves straight into.
My guess would be that it is top soil left over after the borders were created ? I wouldn't worry about an ants nest apart from the blighters crawling up your legs/arms. My own 'finished' compost bin has a happy little ant colony living in it, they break up the compost very well !
As long as it looks and smells ok I reuse any spare topsoil on another one of my customer's grounds that has dips and hollows that need levelling out. To save tip costs you could always put a offer post on the freecycle website, likewise for the old compost bins.