Dirt is what is under your fingernails.

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Most of the signs meaning that I see say “Clean fill for sale” meaning fill dirt. They know big AG isn’t one to fuck with.

      Dirt can be clean if its not polluted with fuel oil or other industrial contaminants. The last thing you want to put on your yard for ground leveling is a truckload of whatever earth is coming out of the closest EPA superfund site.

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        5 months ago

        This.

        They are meaning free of contaminants. Take that sign with a grain of salt, and always soil test, particularly if you intend to grow anything.

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        5 months ago

        Thank you for the clarification.

        It’s still funny to me that dirt which is dirty per definition (maybe even the dirtiest substance of them all, one might argue) can be clean.