Soil and lawn turf

Information for households

Reuse options

• Give away to a friend or neighbour.
• Sell or give away through an online community group or gardening group.

Disposal options for households

• Soil, lawn turf, gravel, sand, clay, rock fines, potting mix, and uncontaminated soil can be dropped off (fees apply) at:
  • Mitchell Resource Management Centre
  • Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre

Information for commercial operators

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must provide approval for disposal of materials such as:

• Soil removed from construction and demolition projects
• Contaminated soil

Complete the Notice of Application or Approval for Disposal to Landfill form. The EPA will advise where to dispose of the material.

For more information contact the EPA through Access Canberra on phone 132281.

Mugga 2 Quarry

• Mugga 2 Quarry accepts the following material (no other material is accepted):
  • Virgin Excavated Natural Materials - VENM
  • Beneficial Reuse Material - BRU
  • Asbestos Contaminated Material - ACM
• Mugga 2 Quarry is operated by REMONDIS and is open Monday to Friday. An appointment is required.
• To book an appointment, complete the disposal application form on the REMONDIS website and phone 137373 or email canberra@remondis.com.au. Please allow 48 hours notice.
• An ACT NoWaste commercial waste credit account is required for Mugga 2 Quarry disposals. To apply for an account, complete the ACT NoWaste Commercial Waste Credit form or contact the team on email CED_NWNoWasteSystems@act.gov.au

Other waste recyclers

These businesses also provide disposal services for some Virgin Excavated Natural Materials (soil, lawn turf, gravel, sand, clay, rock fines, potting mix, and uncontaminated soil) and some types of contaminated soil (topsoil or soil with organic matter). Fees apply. Contact directly for more information.

• ACT Recycling
• Canberra Construction Recyclers
• Tharwa Sands

Additional information

• For current pricing refer to ACT NoWaste fees
• See ACT Environment Protection Authority Contaminated Sites
• Read the fact sheet on Virgin Excavated Natural Materials - VENM
• Visit the building and construction materials page for a list of items and disposal options.
• Visit the green garden waste page for a list of items and collection or drop off options.
• Visit the artificial turf page for information on disposal options.
• For more information contact ACT NoWaste by email no.waste@act.gov.au

Related items

This may include Virgin Excavated Natural Materials; dirt; sand; clay; gardening soil; clean fill; VENM; soil; potting mix; top soil; lawn turf.