- Home
- Guides and tools
- What Table 3 soil disposal costs
What Table 3 soil disposal costs
Rates are per tonne and depend on soil quality and volume. Here is what moves the price, and how to get a firm rate.
How the rate is set
Receiving sites charge by weight. Our rates are per tonne and depend on soil quality and volume. Send your lab results or call 416-659-8155 for a rate.
What moves the price
- Soil quality
- Which table the soil meets: Table 1, Table 2.1 or Table 3.1. For soil above Table 3.1, call first.
- Volume
- The total quantity you expect over the job.
- Water
- Wet soil weighs more per load. Liquid soil or slurry has to pass a slump test as solid soil before it comes in.
- Testing
- No lab results yet? Call first. We tell you what testing the soil needs.
- The haul
- Trucking is usually priced by the hour or by the load. The round trip from your site decides how many loads each truck does in a day.
Cubic metres to tonnes
Excavation is measured in cubic metres. Rates are per tonne. Multiply the volume by the soil's density:
8,000 m³ × 1.7 t per m³ = 13,600 t
The haul planner does this for you, then works out loads, trips and working days. It uses 1.7 tonnes per cubic metre unless you change it.
Clean soil and the 2027 landfill rule
From January 1, 2027, soil that meets Table 2.1 residential, parkland and institutional standards, or cleaner, may not be deposited at an Ontario landfill or dump, with limited exceptions. Price clean soil with a receiving site as the destination. The rule in plain terms.
Get a firm rate
Send your lab results, the source site address and the quantity. We check them against our approvals and answer in writing.
Questions
How much does it cost to dump Table 3 soil in Toronto?
Rates are per tonne and depend on soil quality and volume. Send your lab results or call for a rate.
Do you charge by the load or by the tonne?
By the tonne. Every load is weighed in and out, and every load gets a scale ticket.
How do I turn cubic metres into tonnes?
Multiply the volume by the soil's density. At 1.7 tonnes per cubic metre, 500 m³ × 1.7 = 850 tonnes.
Does wet soil cost more?
Rates are per tonne, so water in the soil adds weight. Liquid soil or slurry has to pass a slump test as solid soil before it comes in. Call first.
How do I get a firm rate?
Send your lab results, the source site address and the quantity. We answer in writing.
This page is a plain-language summary, not legal or technical advice. The regulation, the Soil Rules and each approval govern.
Send your lab results. Get a written answer.
Tell us about the soil and where it is coming from. We check it against our approvals before a truck is loaded.