Granular
Granular and asphalt grindings
Reclaimed asphalt pavement, often called asphalt grindings or RAP, and other granular can go to a job that needs aggregate. Say if you have a pile or if you need one.
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I have it
Grindings, RAP, or granular from a road, a yard, or a dig. Tell us if it is clean pavement or mixed with soil and other waste.
I need it
A base, a lane, a pad, or another use that calls for granular or reclaimed asphalt. Tell us the location and the use.
What the Ontario rules actually say
Waste asphalt pavement
Reg. 347, subsection 3 (2), paragraphs 17 and 18, describe when waste asphalt pavement is not caught by that waste rule: direct transfer to a site where it will be used as construction aggregate, or to a processing site where no disposal of waste takes place, and, for storage, the water setback and the location limits in paragraph 18.
Recycled engineered aggregate
O. Reg. 406/19, section 5.7, says excess soil and listed wastes that are part of recycled engineered aggregate are not designated as waste on final placement when the haul is direct from the places that section names, the Soil Rules are followed, and the material is used for the beneficial purpose its engineering standard was written for. Coming from a project area also requires a written determination that the excavated engineered aggregate is not affected by a potentially contaminating activity under O. Reg. 153/04.
What a depot may hold
Section 7 says an aggregate reuse depot that relies on that exemption may hold only listed materials for a realistic market demand. The list includes excavated engineered aggregate, waste asphalt pavement, and waste concrete that does not include rebar or polyvinyl chloride. Asphalt shingles are not on that list.
Asphalt-impacted soil
The regulation defines asphalt-impacted excess soil as soil that exceeds an Excess Soil Standard only because of a contaminant from asphalt, for parameters the standards name. The Soil Rules deem some of those standards met only when the confirmation and final-placement rules in those rules are met. A reuse site that accepts it has to say so in writing.
Sources
- R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 347, General — Waste Management
- O. Reg. 406/19, On-Site and Excess Soil Management
- Rules for Soil Management and Excess Soil Quality Standards (MECP, 14 November 2025)
This is general information so you know what to ask about. It is not legal, engineering, or environmental advice. Whether a rule applies depends on the material, the site, and the volume. If this page and the official text differ, the official text wins.
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