Excess soil drop-off for
Large Haulers & Trucking Fleets | Excavation Contractors | Developers & General Contractors | Infrastructure & Municipal Projects
HOW IT WORKS
If you're managing a construction or landscaping project, excess soil can quickly pile up and take over your site. It's a common challenge for contractors, builders and developers, and handling it the wrong way can lead to costly fines, environmental damage and logistical delays.
Knowing where to dispose of excess soil matters more than ever as environmental regulations become stricter. With a growing focus on sustainable practices, it's important to understand your options and choose the one that fits your project. Whether it's a small residential job or a large commercial development, proper soil disposal reduces your environmental footprint and keeps you compliant with local regulations.
Reusing soil
Ontario Regulation 406/19 sets requirements for managing excess soil and supporting its beneficial reuse. Bring your excess soil to a YORK1 Soil Management Site, where we’ll review your soil characterization results. If the soil meets applicable requirements and a receiving site’s criteria, it can be sent to a suitable reuse property for an approved project, helping keep reusable soil out of landfill.
Submit your soil characterization report to get started.
Request Soil Acceptance
Fill out the form and our soil team will review it and follow up with next steps and your acceptance letter.
What to send us:
Source site address
Estimated volume (m³ or MT)
Expected start date and duration
Company and site contact
Prefer email?
Send your soil test to dump@york1.com with your company name, source site address, soil lab results, estimated volume and timeline.
Or call 1-866-GO YORK1 (469-6751)
Got Residential Soil?
If you're a homeowner looking to dispose of excess dirt from your lawn or garden, or a landscaper looking to dispose of soil from a residential project, please visit one of our soil disposal facilities.
Drop-Off Locations
Our Class 1 Soil Management Sites facilitate the beneficial reuse of surplus soil by offering safe, accessible storage across Ontario. Each facility operates under its own dedicated Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA).
Zero On-Site Testing Burden
We temporarily store and process excess soil that can't be immediately reused. Once shipped to our facility, you no longer need continuous testing on your site—we take full responsibility for ongoing compliance.
O. Reg. 406/19 Exemptions
Leverage specific regulatory exemptions that grant soil generators maximum flexibility and speed when relocating excess soil.
Convenient Transit Routes
Five locations across Toronto, Hamilton, Durham, and Muskoka—positioned directly along major highway corridors your trucks already use.
| Bethridge | 195 Bethridge Rd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1N4 | (647) 584-1025 |
| Nugget | 300 Nugget Ave, Scarborough, ON M1S 4A4 | (647) 691-7637 |
| Gage | 375 Gage Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 7B1 | (905) 578-1435 |
| Warren | 113 Warren Rd, Whitby, ON L1N 2C4 | (647) 584-1354 |
| Rosewarne | 1244 Rosewarne Dr, Bracebridge, ON P1L 0A | (705) 646-1597 |
Why Choose YORK1
- Regulatory compliance: Our Class 1 Soil Management Sites operate under licences issued by the MECP, with approvals under O. Reg. 406/19 and O. Reg. 153/04.
- Testing taken off your plate: Once your soil is at our facility, continuous testing at your site is no longer required. We take on the ongoing testing.
- Daily scale reports: Every load is weighed and tracked, so you have clear records from start to finish.
- Safety: We are proud to be ISO 45001:2018 certified, with a safety-first culture for drivers, crews and communities.
- Beneficial reuse: Soil is stored and processed for reuse in landscaping, land reclamation and site alteration projects, rather than being sent to landfill.
- One partner: Excavation, shoring, remediation and waste collection are also available to support your site preparation needs.