Extra soil: what can go where?

摘要

Is surplus soil from construction sites a waste or a resource? Who is responsible for managing it? What rales should apply? Does it matter what the construction site was previously used for?Given the vast amounts of soil moved to and from construction projects, these questions have huge financial and environmental consequences. The European Union Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98 EC) requires that all surplus soil from all construction sites be treated as waste, whether contaminated or not, but several jurisdictions make exceptions.