What’s the best place to get low-cost, clean fill dirt?

Recently I needed major work on my home sewer line, which involved digging up the yard with backhoes. Now that the work is done the exposed dirt is settling and we need to fill in some spots. It’ll probably be about one pickup-load of dirt. What’s the best way to find an inexpensive source of low-cost (or free) fill? Or, maybe more to the point, are there particular kinds of sources that I should avoid because of contamination?

3 Responses to “What’s the best place to get low-cost, clean fill dirt?”

  • eritweela:

    In our town, we get it at the recycling facility. Totally free, totally clean.

  • Josh B:

    call around to some of the local dump truck companies they always have left over dirt from deliveries.

  • Corky R:

    If you’re talking about one pickup truck load of dirt, it shouldn’t cost more than $10, if you load and unload it yourself, at any materials or excavating company’s lot. We get top soil here in SW lower MI. for $8/cubic yard, delivered.

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