Who was paying? The government, or the money was transferred from your father to you?
If it was free money from the government, it is probably not taxable since it was a reimbursement of exact costs, although it seems odd the government would give you free money for that. If this was money from your father (but requiring the court's approval) then he is really just paying for his own cleanup, and it wouldn't be taxable if he rented the dumpster, so it's not taxable if he is paying you back for renting the dumpster and so on.
