Trade waste is waterborne waste (other than waste that is a prohibited substance, human waste or stormwater) from:
Before your business discharges trade waste into our sewers, the owner of the property where the waste water is generated must have a Trade Waste Approval.
We manage trade waste to protect:
To recover the cost of managing the additional load trade waste imposes on the sewerage system, trade waste charges apply.
Trade waste approval are categorised according to the main trade waste business type at the property. These categories link similar business types to equitable charges and relevant methods for measuring or estimating volume and strength of discharges, as follows:
See our list of typical trade waste categorisations for more information.
Call our Trade Waste team on 07 3432 2160 (8:30 am - 4:15 pm weekdays), email trade.waste@urbanutilities.com.au, or contact us via our