Trade Waste
Whanganui District Council has a Trade Wastes Bylaw which applies to all trade premises within the Whanganui District that discharge their non-domestic waste into the sewage system.
The Trade Wastes Bylaw 2025 ensures that trade waste entering the Wastewater Treatment Plant meets design performance and discharge consent conditions. The bylaw also applies to tankered waste discharged to the Council’s sewerage system.
Its purpose is to:
- protect public health and the environment
- protect the sewerage system infrastructure
- protect sewerage system workers
- ensure compliance with resource consent conditions related to the wastewater treatment plant
- provide a basis for monitoring discharges from industry and trade premises
- provide a basis for charging trade waste users of the sewerage system to cover the cost of conveying, treating and disposing of or reusing their wastes
- ensure that the costs of treatment and disposal are shared fairly between trade waste and municipal dischargers
- promote cleaner production
- encourage waste minimisation
- encourage water conservation.
Trade waste permit
Before you apply for a new trade waste permit or renew an existing one, you’ll need to understand the requirements in our Trade Wastes Bylaw. Once you’re ready, you can use the trade waste permit application form to submit your application to the council.
Download an application form(PDF, 736KB)
Discharge management plan
If your trade waste discharge is a conditional activity (as defined by the Whanganui Trade Waste Discharge Standards(PDF, 232KB)), please attach a Discharge Management Plan (DMP) with your application.
Download a DMP template(DOCX, 51KB)