Submit a completed waste profile form with the source location, material description, estimated volume, site history, and available laboratory analytical results. KBL will review the information against the applicable facility criteria.
KBL operates a network of soil treatment facilities across Western Canada and the northern territories, providing industrial, mining, government, municipal, construction, and remediation clients with practical options for managing contaminated soil.
Our facilities receive, assess, treat, monitor, and manage approved soil streams in accordance with applicable facility permits, licences, operating plans, and jurisdictional requirements. By providing regional treatment options, KBL helps clients reduce long-distance transportation, control disposal costs, and identify opportunities for the beneficial reuse of treated soil.
Every load is subject to KBL’s profiling and pre-approval process. Acceptance requirements and treatment capabilities vary by facility, jurisdiction, contaminant, and soil characteristics.
KBL’s approach is focused on treatment and responsible material management—not simply moving contaminated soil from one location to another.
Where treatment is technically feasible and permitted, impacted soil can be managed to reduce contaminant concentrations or stabilize contaminants before being directed to an approved reuse or final management pathway.
Depending on facility approvals, treatment results, and jurisdictional requirements, treated soil may be used for:
Beneficial reuse reduces reliance on virgin aggregate, conserves landfill capacity, and supports a more circular approach to contaminated-material management.
Before soil is transported, the client provides available information about the material, including:
KBL’s technical and facility teams review the information to determine whether the material may meet the receiving facility’s acceptance criteria.
Representative samples are analyzed by an accredited laboratory for the contaminants and parameters relevant to the source site and proposed receiving facility.
Additional sampling or analysis may be required when:
KBL confirms whether the soil is approved for delivery and identifies any conditions related to:
Soil must not be transported to a KBL facility until written approval has been provided.
Upon arrival, loads are reviewed against the approved profile and supporting documentation. Facility personnel may inspect the soil, verify shipment records, and conduct additional screening or sampling where required.
Loads that differ from the approved profile may be held, rejected, or subject to further assessment.
Approved soil is placed within an appropriate treatment or management area. The selected method depends on the contaminant, concentration, soil properties, environmental conditions, facility approvals, and intended outcome.
KBL monitors treatment progress through operational inspections and confirmatory sampling. Once applicable criteria have been met, the soil may be directed to an approved beneficial reuse or final management pathway.
KBL maintains records supporting traceability from receipt through treatment and final outcome.
Bioremediation uses naturally occurring microorganisms to break down petroleum hydrocarbons in soil. Treatment may include:
This approach is commonly used for approved soils impacted by fuels, diesel, gasoline, heating oil, and similar petroleum products.
Soil may be spread, turned, and aerated to support the reduction of certain volatile compounds. This method may be used alone or as part of a broader biological treatment program.
At facilities approved for this work, amendments may be mixed with impacted soil or residuals to reduce mobility, improve handling characteristics, or support an approved reuse or management pathway.
This approach may be considered for certain metals, inorganic contaminants, sludges, or difficult soil conditions.
Soils may be segregated by contaminant type, concentration, physical characteristics, or treatment requirements. Controlled blending may be used where technically appropriate and permitted.
Certain KBL facilities may also be approved to receive contaminated snow or water. Acceptance depends on the specific facility licence, infrastructure, analytical results, and available treatment capacity.
KBL facilities may accept approved materials such as:
Acceptance is not guaranteed and varies by location.
Regional treatment can reduce long-haul trucking, fuel consumption, labour, equipment time, and reliance on distant receiving facilities.
Managing soil closer to the source can reduce kilometres travelled and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with hauling contaminated material over long distances.
Where permitted and supported by treatment results, treated soil can replace virgin material in approved applications.
Using approved treated soil as cover or operational material can reduce demand for newly quarried material while preserving disposal capacity.
Regional infrastructure gives northern and remote communities more practical options for managing impacted soil within their own jurisdictions.
KBL’s profiling, analytical review, treatment monitoring, documentation, and compliance systems support responsible material management throughout the process.
KBL’s soil treatment services can support:
KBL can also coordinate soil excavation, loading, transportation, treatment, reporting, and approved final management as part of an integrated project solution.
KBL currently operates nine Soil Treatment Facilities across Western Canada and the North. Accepted materials vary by location and are subject to facility-specific profiling, analytical review, approval criteria, capacity, and regulatory requirements.
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Location |
Approved Receiving Materials |
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100 Mile House, BC |
Hydrocarbon-contaminated soil; gasoline-contaminated soil from service stations; diesel- and heating-oil-contaminated soil; coal-tar-contaminated soil; perchloroethylene-contaminated soil; and chlorophenol-contaminated soil. |
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Cambridge Bay, NU |
Hydrocarbon-impacted soil and contaminated water or snow. |
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Dawson City, YT |
Hydrocarbon-impacted soil, including highly contaminated petroleum hydrocarbon soils, and contaminated water or snow. |
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Inuvik, NT |
Hydrocarbon-impacted soil and contaminated water or snow. |
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Mount Waddington, BC |
Hydrocarbon-contaminated soil; gasoline-contaminated soil from service stations; diesel- and heating-oil-contaminated soil; coal-tar-contaminated soil; perchloroethylene-contaminated soil; and chlorophenol-contaminated soil. |
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Norman Wells, NT |
Hydrocarbon-impacted soil and contaminated water or snow. |
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Richmond, BC |
Metals-contaminated soil; hydrocarbon-contaminated soil; gasoline-contaminated soil from service stations; diesel- and heating-oil-contaminated soil; coal-tar-contaminated soil; perchloroethylene-contaminated soil; and chlorophenol-contaminated soil. |
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The Pas, MB |
Hydrocarbon-impacted soil and contaminated water or snow. |
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Yellowknife, NT |
Hydrocarbon-impacted soil and contaminated water or snow. |
Material acceptance is not automatic. All soil, water, and snow must be reviewed and approved by KBL before transportation to a facility. Acceptance depends on analytical results, material characteristics, facility permits or licences, available capacity, and project-specific requirements.
KBL provides treatment options across areas where access to approved contaminated-soil infrastructure can be limited.
Founded in Yellowknife, KBL understands seasonal access, extreme weather, limited infrastructure, community requirements, and the logistics of remote soil-management projects.
KBL can coordinate profiling, excavation support, transportation, receiving, treatment, monitoring, and final material management.
Our technical and facility teams help clients understand analytical requirements, receiving criteria, treatment options, and documentation obligations.
KBL assesses whether approved materials can be treated and returned to productive use rather than relying automatically on disposal.
Our network supports routine soil deliveries, spill response, major construction work, and multi-year remediation projects.
Submit a completed waste profile form with the source location, material description, estimated volume, site history, and available laboratory analytical results. KBL will review the information against the applicable facility criteria.
No. Written acceptance must be obtained before soil is transported to a KBL facility.
Requirements depend on the source, contaminants of concern, receiving facility, jurisdiction, and proposed treatment pathway. KBL will advise whether the available analytical information is sufficient.
No. Permits, treatment capabilities, acceptance limits, and operational capacity vary by facility.
Yes. KBL can coordinate contaminated-soil transportation using equipment and containment suited to the material, project, and receiving facility.
No. Reuse depends on treatment results, facility approvals, applicable regulations, physical soil properties, and the availability of an approved reuse application.
Certain facilities may accept contaminated snow or water. Approval depends on the facility licence, analytical results, infrastructure, and available capacity.
To begin the review process, provide:
KBL will review the submission and advise on acceptance, additional information requirements, pricing, scheduling, and delivery conditions.
General inquiries: 1-855-508-4263
Email: waste@kbl.ca
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