Excess Soil is excavated soil that must be removed from a project site. It is encouraged to reuse the soil on the job site to reduce waste and emissions caused when transferring the excess soil. When it can’t be reused on site, it needs to be disposed of elsewhere.
The Provincial government has released Regulation 406/19 which dictates how excess soil is to be handled. All uncontaminated excess soil must be disposed of at a dedicated reuse site. Due to this regulation, we are required to collect more information about where the soil originated.
If you are renting a bin for excavation waste:
You will be required to fill out the Excess Soil in the Bin form before the delivery of the bin. If it has not been completed and received by the office your bin will not be delivered.
If you are dumping at one of our landscape depots:
The Annual Acknowledgement and Indemnity form is required at the beginning of each season from all commercial account holders.
You must be prepared to provide all of the following information before dumping:
- Municipal address of the originating location of the material
- Driver's Name
- Vehicle Licence Plate Number
- Driver's Telephone Number
- Quantity of material
- Type of material (soil, stone, interlocking, etc.)
The above information will populate in our Excess Soil Importation Form which then must be signed by the driver as an attestation that all information provided is correct and accurate.
This procedure is required for every load dumped.
Please note: Excess soil is only accepted at our West End Depot (3350 Moodie Drive), our Kemptville Depot (405 Van Buren Street), and our Greely Depot (1971 Old Prescott Road). Maximum load size is 8 metric tonnes. No trucks larger than Single Axles will be permitted.
For more information about Ontario Regulation 406/19: On-Site and Excess Soil Management please visit:
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r19406
https://landscapeontario.com/ontario-updates-soil-excavation-regulations