Trade Waste charges are set to cover the actual costs of the administration, transfer, treatment and disposal of Trade Waste. The following charges are valid from 1 July 2008.
For more information download a copy of the Trade Waste Charges Fact Sheet.
Trade Waste Charges Fact Sheet (583KB)
Trade Waste Application Fee
The Trade Waste Application Fee covers the cost of processing the Trade Waste Application, and is charged on a sliding scale, based on the specified maximum daily discharge volume.
| Less than or equal to 0.5 kL per day |
Nil |
| More than 0.5 kL per day and up to 4 kL per day |
$35.00 |
| More than 4 kL per day and up to 20 kL per day |
$89.00 |
| More than 20 kL per day and up to 50 kL per day |
$209.00 |
| More than 50 kL per day and up to 100 kL per day |
$229.00 |
| More than 100 kL per day and up to 1000 kL per day |
$907.00 |
| More than 1000 kL per day |
$1816.00 |
Trade Waste Agreement Charges
| Less than or equal to 2500 kL per year |
$341.00 |
| More than 2500 kL per year and up to 25000 kL per year |
$989.00 |
| More than 25000 kL per year and up to 100000 kL per year |
$3300.00 |
| More than 100000 kL per year |
$9903.00 |
Volumetric and Quality Charges
| Volume |
$0.5589/kl |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
$0.5303/kg |
| Suspended Solids |
$0.2974/kg |
| Total Nitrogen (Greater than 50mg/L) |
$1.1645/kg |
| Total Oxidized Sulphur (Greater than 100mg/L) |
$0.9918/kg |
Food Waste Charges
| Hotel, motel, guest house, lodging house, boarding house, hostel or a restaurant, cafe, dining room or cafeteria (not in a hospital or institution providing care or custody of persons). |
A |
Food waste unit 180<399 watts |
$816.00 |
|
B |
Food waste unit 400<699 watts |
$4182.00 |
| |
C |
Food waste unit 700<1500 watts |
$8427.00 |
| Any premises disposing of food waste through a potato peeler unit and not discharged to a peel interceptor. |
D |
Potato Peeler 180<399 watts |
Nil |
| |
E |
Potato Peeler 400<699 watts |
$467.00 |
| |
F |
Potato Peeler 700<1500 watts |
$959.00 |
| Hospitals or institutions providing care or custody of persons. |
G |
N/A |
$28.72
per bed |