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Last Updated: Wednesday, 02 October 2024 14:44

It is a legal requirement that all trade waste generators must obtain a trade waste approval, be subject to regular Audits from Trade Waste Officers who will advise on trade waste issues and ensure compliance under the Water Supply (Safety & Reliability) Act 2008, our Trade Waste Policy and Trade Waste Management Plan (TWMP).

Any business found not to be compliant with the relevant legislation and policy requirements will be granted a reasonable transition period to upgrade their present facility to meet the minimum standards.

Low risk businesses that need a trade waste approval 

The list below is comprehensive but may be missing your business. Contact us if you would like to check.

Beauty salons, including pedicure/manicure tanning and massage

  • Characteristics of waste: cotton buds, cotton balls, spray tanning solutions, massage oils, laundering.
  • General treatment requirements: screening at sink.

Dental/medical/veterinary surgeries

  • Characteristics of waste: solids (amalgam) rinse water and spent, plaster, sanitising agents, x-ray development waste.
  • General treatment requirements: bottle trap and cleaners sink. Plaster arrestor to sewer after silver recovery or collect fixer for recycling.

Florist

  • Characteristics of waste: solids and water solutions.
  • General treatment requirements: screening at sink and floor waste.

Hairdressing salons 

  • Characteristics of waste: cotton buds, cotton balls,hair, hair clips and pins.
  • General treatment requirements: screening at sink and floor waste. 

Hobby clubs 

  • Characteristics of waste: suspended solids.
  • General treatment requirements: dry basket arrestor (at the discretion of the Trade Waste officer). Plastic arrestor or under sink trap (at the discretion of the Trade Waste officer).

Optician 

  • Characteristics of waste: suspended solids
  • General treatment requirements: bottle trap under sink.

Pet shop/grooming 

  • Characteristics of waste: hair, suspended solids and insecticides.
  • General treatment requirements: screening at sink and floor waste and screening of hydro bath outlet

Photographic waste including x-ray 

  • Characteristics of waste: rinse water and spent solutions
  • General treatment requirements: to sewer after silver recovery or collect fixer for recycling

School lab bio/chemical, school arts, crafts & pottery

  • Characteristics of waste: acid/alkali/chemicals suspended solids
  • General treatment requirements: sediment & neutralising trap

Minimum installation requirements for new businesses

  • A sub water meter/s to measure all incoming water supplied to the Trade Waste process areas of the business. These meters are read 6 monthly for billing purposes.
  • A cleaners sink. This is a multi environmental sink for use in commercial business designed to discharge waste water from cleaning activities.
  • Screens to sinks and floor waste outlets.

Related documents

Liquid trade waste application form

Trade Waste Management Plan

2.54 Trade Waste Policy