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Clean fill

How to dispose of clean fill (dirt, clay or gravel)

Clean fill

Examples of clean fill

  • Unprocessed soil
  • Naturally occurring clay, silt, loam, sand or gravel (less than six inches in size)

  • Take to a City landfill

Take self-hauled residential clean fill to a City landfill for disposal – accepted at no charge.

You may use a standard residential vehicle like a car or truck. If you use a trailer or commercial vehicle, landfill charges will apply. 

Special instructions

Clean fill cannot contain any debris or any of the following materials:

  • Sod and grass
  • Wood, branches and twigs
  • Large rocks
  • Garbage
  • Construction materials etc.
  • Processed materials such as compost
  • Dried hydro-vac processed residue
  • Engineered fill products
  • Reused or recycled aggregate products
  • Dried pond sediments
  • Water treatment sludge
  • No topsoil can be accepted (Alberta Soil Conservation Act, Nov 1, 2010)

Note: Mixed loads containing any unacceptable material is not considered clean fill and will be charged the basic sanitary waste rate at a City landfill.

Map of landfill locations

For businesses

If you are a commercial business with clean fill, see the Commercial Clean Fill page.

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