Landfill Diversion & Material Recovery

A better outcome for the material leaving your jobsite.

Every hydrovac project creates material that has to be managed responsibly once excavation is complete.

At EcoVac, we process non-hazardous hydrovac slurry into separate material streams including aggregate, sand, clay and treated water, creating opportunities to recover useful resources rather than treating the entire load as one mixed waste stream.

For contractors and project owners across Toronto and the GTA, that creates something increasingly valuable: a measurable approach to material recovery and landfill diversion.

Landfill diversion starts with how material is managed

Landfill diversion isn't a marketing slogan. It's the practical result of recovering materials that still have value.

Hydrovac slurry contains more than water and soil. It also contains stone, sand and fine clay that can be separated and managed independently through EcoVac's processing system.

Where appropriate reuse opportunities exist, recovering those materials can reduce the amount of hydrovac material that ultimately requires landfill disposal.

The important distinction is simple:

Instead of asking how to dispose of the entire load, we look at what can be recovered from it.

Supporting your sustainability goals

More contractors, utilities and infrastructure owners are being asked to better understand the environmental outcomes associated with their projects.

While EcoVac doesn't make claims about a customer's sustainability performance, our material recovery process can support customers looking to document meaningful information related to:

• Material recovered from hydrovac slurry

• Landfill diversion

• Water recovery and reuse

• Responsible material management

• Circular economy initiatives

• Internal sustainability and ESG reporting

Having access to measurable material information makes it easier for organizations to communicate what happened to the resources removed from their jobsites.

Why receiving facilities matter

Hydrovac excavation doesn't end when the truck leaves the project.

The receiving facility plays an important role in determining how that material is managed next.

EcoVac provides contractors throughout Toronto, Etobicoke and the Greater Toronto Area with a centrally located facility focused on hydrovac slurry processing and material recovery.

Our approach is built around separating incoming slurry into individual resources and finding appropriate reuse pathways wherever possible.

That creates a more thoughtful alternative to treating every incoming load as a single waste stream.

Water conservation through recovery

Water is one of the largest components of hydrovac slurry.

At EcoVac, water is separated and treated as part of the material recovery process before being reused within hydrovac operations.

Recovering and reusing water helps reduce demand for additional fresh water while keeping another valuable resource in circulation.

It's one more example of how looking at each component individually creates a more efficient overall process.

Material recovery across Toronto and the GTA

EcoVac operates in Etobicoke, Ontario, serving hydrovac operators, contractors, utilities and infrastructure projects throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

Our facility receives non-hazardous hydrovac slurry and processes it into recovered aggregate, sand, clay and treated water with a focus on practical reuse and responsible material management.

Whether you're managing a single excavation project or ongoing hydrovac operations, EcoVac provides a straightforward solution for processing the material that leaves your site.