Concrete Removal and Disposal in Ottawa
About $1,000 to $5,000+ per project (one national cost page)
A lump sum from one national cost page, with the caveat that it varies; we found no per-square-foot removal price with two sources. Trail Road's rates are the City's own.
Reviewed 2026-09-30 · how we set these ranges
Before a new pour there is often an old slab to break out and haul away. Pick what is coming out to see the City disposal rules that apply and what to have written on the quote.
What are you seeing?
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A slab without rebar or mesh
- What the sources say
- The City's Trail Waste Facility takes fill, including concrete without rebar, at $144 per tonne above 250 kg ($36 minimum); it must be free of waste including metal.
- Have a contractor check
- Whether the slab really has no reinforcement.
- Repair routes to ask about
- Break out and haul to Trail Road or another facility.
- When replacement comes up
- Ask whether disposal is in the quote.
- Published price
- About $1,000 to $5,000+ per project for demolition and disposal (one national cost page).
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A slab with rebar or wire mesh
- What the sources say
- We found no Trail Road rate for concrete with rebar or mesh, and no City statement on where it goes.
- Have a contractor check
- How much reinforcement there is.
- Repair routes to ask about
- Ask the contractor how reinforced material will be handled.
- When replacement comes up
- Ask whether the price changes if rebar or mesh is found.
- Published price
- About $1,000 to $5,000+ per project (one national cost page).
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Soil dug out for the new base
- What the sources say
- Trail Road lists soil (top soil, sand, sod) at $81.90 per tonne; loads over 5 tonnes must be pre-approved.
- Have a contractor check
- How much soil the dig will produce.
- Repair routes to ask about
- Hauled by the contractor or by you; the quote should say which.
- When replacement comes up
- Ask for the spoil plan as its own line.
- Published price
- Trail soil rate $81.90 per tonne.
Not a diagnosis: a contractor has to see the concrete. Every number above is a published figure or a City or Code rule.
The rules behind this job
The City's Trail Waste Facility takes fill, including concrete without rebar, at $144 per tonne above 250 kg ($36 minimum below 250 kg); it must be free of metal. We found no rate for concrete with rebar or mesh.
City of Ottawa, Trail Waste Facility rates, 2026Residential garbage, including construction material from the homeowner, is $172.70 per tonne above 250 kg ($43.20 minimum). Trail Road does not accept commercial garbage, asbestos, liquid waste or hazardous waste. Landfill fees except potting soil are exempt from HST.
City of Ottawa, Trail Waste Facility rates, 2026Whoever digs is an excavator under Ontario's Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012 and must not dig until a locate request has been submitted and the utilities have responded. Locates are free; submit the request through Ontario Dig Authority at least 5 business days before digging.
Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012; Ontario Dig AuthorityA contract negotiated in your home over $50 must be in writing and can be cancelled within 10 days after you receive the written copy; a supplier may not charge more than 10 per cent above an estimate in the agreement.
Consumer Protection Act, 2002, s.42, s.43, s.10
Ask before you sign
- Is removal and disposal a separate line, and does it change if rebar is found?
- Who hauls the soil, and where does it go?
- Who submits the locate before digging?
More on this work: Concrete Patios & Pads
Quick answers
Can a contractor dump concrete at Trail Road?
Trail Road takes clean concrete without rebar at the fill rate, and it does not accept commercial garbage. We found no City statement on whether a contractor's load of broken concrete is accepted, so ask what your quote includes.
Want this done at your place?
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