Why Washing?
Industrial soil washing is a forward-looking strategy to reduce risk, protect the environment, and turn dirt into dollars.
From Waste to Worth
Soil washing separates recoverable material from contaminants with precision and control. Unusable material is isolated for compliant handling, while clean sand and aggregates are recovered and put back to work. The result is lower disposal and hauling costs, reduced landfill exposure, and a meaningful reduction in environmental and regulatory risk—while maximizing the value of material already on site.
Clear the Dirt on Washing
When executed properly, soil washing significantly reduces the volume of material sent to landfill. Clean, correctly sized material is recovered for reuse, while contaminants are concentrated into a smaller, manageable stream. This approach lowers disposal and transportation costs, reduces environmental impact, and improves overall site efficiency.
Key Outcomes
- Produce high-quality, correctly sized aggregates
- Convert waste material into a reusable resource
- Recycle process water and reduce overall consumption
- Minimize environmental and regulatory risk
- Unlock opportunities for secondary and regional markets
- Reduce the overall carbon footprint of operations
Turn Compliance Into Capability
As regulations around soil management tighten across Canada and North America, the cost and risks of non‑compliance are climbing. More jurisdictions require careful tracking, proper classification, and safe disposal of excess or contaminated soils. Traditional disposal is growing increasingly restricted, putting firms that don’t adapt at risk of liability, delays, and rising costs. With soil washing, you get a path that’s compliant, traceable, and defensible.
Make Waste Work Harder
Soil Reuse
Cleaned aggregates can be returned to job sites or repurposed, reducing demand for new materials, which helps protect natural resources and cuts embodied carbon.
Lower Landfill Burden
By separating and concentrating contamination, washing reduces the volume of waste needing disposal, meaning fewer truckloads, lower greenhouse‑gas emissions, and less stress on landfills.
Water & Resource Efficiency
Modern washing systems reuse water and minimize waste streams. Closed‑loop or semi-closed‑loop operations mean less freshwater use and better management of contaminated water or residuals.
Is Soil Washing Right for You?
Turn high-cost material into a controlled process. Whether you’re exploring feasibility or ready to design a plant, we’ll walk through the details and the next steps. Let’s talk soil washing.