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Trade waste agreements

Learn how trade waste agreements work and how to apply for one for your business.

What is a trade waste agreement?

If your business is not classified as low risk for trade waste, you will need to apply for a trade waste agreement.

This will set out the controls and monitoring you need to assure us your trade waste discharge is safe to enter our wastewater network.


Preparing your management plan

As part of your application, you will also need to submit a management plan. This plan should identify:

  • potential risks to our wastewater system created by your site activities
  • how you will reduce these risks.

For full details, see Section 3 of the application form. 

Here are two management plan examples you can refer to:


Frequently asked questions

How long does an application take? 
How do I renew a trade waste agreement?