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Soil Information

The Clairmont Centre for Recycling and Waste Management accepts soil for disposal under certain conditions. In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA), and the Operating Approval, the Landfill does not accept soil containing the following:

  • Free liquids
  • Asbestos
  • Drilling muds
  • Chemical waste
  • Explosives
  • Ozone depleting substances
  • Radioactive waste
  • Hazardous waste
  • Oilfield waste
  • Hot ashes
  • Pesticides
  • Sulphur and sulphur-contaminated products
  • Reactive substances
  • Biomedical / biological / pathological waste

Residential soil, under one dump truck in volume, does not require testing.

Topsoil should be conserved and not disposed of at the landfill. Topsoil, sand, admixed soil, as well as any soil with vegetation, is considered a waste and will be charged as such. Soil containing any debris, metal, wood, or concrete is waste.

Clean fill soil is accepted at no charge, it must be clay based and free of debris.

Clean gravel is accepted at no charge, it must be free of debris.

Landfill staff has final decision if the soil is acceptable as fill or considered waste.

All commercial and large residential soil projects will be classified as contaminated and not accepted, until proven otherwise. Soil samples must be submitted to a third-party lab for a Class II Landfill Analysis, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Soluble Chloride (mg/kg), and any known contaminants.

Soil analysis meeting the acceptance criteria for the landfill will be accepted free of charge. If the project volume exceeds 500 tonnes, or if the waste material changes in physical state, odour and /or appearance, the county may request additional sampling to take place at no cost to the county.

Analysis can take up to seven days, please plan accordingly or your loads may be refused.

Please contact the landfill (780-567-4194) or fill out this form regarding any large soil projects for more information.

Contact Us

Clairmont Centre for Recycling & Waste Management

724065 RGE RD 63
County of Grande Prairie, AB

Landfill Info Line: 780-513-3967
Phone Direct Line: 780-567-4194
Email: tuadmin@countygp.ab.ca

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