What is hardfill and cleanfill?
Accepted cleanfill: any uncontaminated material that consists solely of natural materials like soil, rock, gravel, clay, silt, and sand
Accepted hardfill: any uncontaminated material that includes any amount of unreinforced concrete, reinforced concrete where steel is cutback to concrete, asphalt, brick, pavers, clay pipes, tiles, or ceramics.
Not accepted:
- hazardous substances or materials derived from hazardous waste treatment stabilisation or disposal practices
- coal tar and other non-carcinogenic substances - materials from contaminated sites
- materials containing agricultural chemicals and herbicides
- domestic, commercial, and industrial waste including paint waste, oil, and grease
- steel treated timber, cables
- gib board or plastic
- materials containing human or animal waste
- any vegetation.
* Hardfill is not accepted at Cromwell Transfer Station.