Trade waste fees and charges

Here are the fees we charge for trade waste, including fixed and variable charges for conditional and consented trade waste discharges.

All fees and charges include GST. Effective 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

To keep our services running smoothly, some fees and charges will increase from 1 July this year.

Council approved most fees and charges for the 2026–27 financial year at its meeting on 11 February 2026.

A council report presented to elected members outlined all the proposed changes to fees and charges across council services. The report included recommended adjustments to reflect the cost of delivering services.

Elected members approved all of the proposed changes, with two exceptions:

  • The proposed charge for caregivers accompanying children under five at council swimming pools was not approved. This will remain free of charge.
  • Proposed changes to Environmental Health Services fees and charges (in terms of regulation 7 of the Health (Registration of Premises) Regulations 1996) were not approved. These remain unchanged.

Excerpt from Council report: Fees & Charges 2026-27

We are currently consulting on proposed changes to trade waste, planning, and miscellaneous service fees, which are not yet finalised. 

Read more about the consultations

Administrative charges (fixed)

Fee type Cost  Description
Trade waste: Permitted consent $140 per year Charge to recover cost of processing new or renewed applications for permitted customers with grease traps, oil interceptors, and amalgam traps
Trade waste: Permitted tanker consent  $140 per year Charge to recover cost of processing new or renewed applications for permitted tanker customers
Trade waste: Controlled consent $700 per application Charge to recover cost of processing new or renewed applications for controlled customers with discharges over 5m3 a day
Trade waste: Conditional consent $1,820 Charge to recover cost of processing new or renewed applications for conditional customers
Compliance monitoring: Sampling
 $270 per sampling and analysis Fee to recover cost of inspecting and monitoring trade premises
Compliance monitoring: Administration $225 per hour Fee to recover cost of administration from monitoring and analysing monthly sample results
Reinspection fee $225 per inspection Fee to recover cost of reinspecting individual trade premises

 

Trade waste charges

Fee type Cost Description

Volume charge ($ per m3)

$0.78/m3

 Charge to recover sewerage collection costs

Suspended solids charge (SS) ($ per kg)

 $0.95/kg SS Charge to recover suspended solids treatment costs

Organic loading charge (BOD) ($ per kg)

 $0.79/kg BOD Charge to recover organic loading treatment costs

Phosphorous charge (DRP) ($ per kg)

 $46.45/kg DRP Charge to recover phosphorous removal costs

Tankered waste charge

Charge to recover administration, receiving and treatment costs of tankered waste: $50 per 1,000 litres

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