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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.

For businesses

If you are a commercial business with clean fill, see The City's Commercial Clean Fill page for more details.

You can also use Know Before You Throw, our business waste search tool tailored to meet the needs of property managers, businesses and organizations.

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