I live in an area with a lot of development going on. Everday I see large trucks from companies that supply topsoil and clean fill. I have always assumed topsoil is the top layer of soil and clean fill is soil that has had all the rocks and bits sifted out. But where does it come from? I mean, if we keep digging up the top sooild from one place and move it to another, won't we do damage to the general enviroment??
2006-09-19 15:01:52 · 2 answers · asked by Annie 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Top soil and clean fill are usually from a building site. It is taken before they start building.
2006-09-19 15:07:17 · answer #1 · answered by whataboutme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Developers are notorious for scraping the topsoil off the land they sell. They stockpile it and sell it back to the homeowers who use it to start their lawns. Cleanfill is earth that has the rocks and crap sifted out.
Topsoil does replenish itself naturally to some degree.
2006-09-19 22:05:54 · answer #2 · answered by united9198 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋