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How should a Melbourne commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning company manage waste?

Collect kitchen-exhaust residues according to their actual grease, cleaning-chemical and water composition.

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Collect kitchen-exhaust residues according to their actual grease, cleaning-chemical and water composition. Before starting work, agree with the client how residues will be contained and who will arrange their assessed disposal.

Information to gather

  • Retain the cleaning-product safety data and identify incompatible residues.
  • Plan containment so wash liquids do not escape into stormwater.
  • Ask the waste operator to confirm classification, acceptance and required documentation.

What to check before deciding

A grease-service price does not establish the cost or acceptance of chemical hood-cleaning waste. Do not discharge into a client's sewer on the assumption that their food-business agreement covers your cleaning activity.

Victorian industrial waste must be classified and sent to a lawful receiving place. See EPA Victoria - Understand your waste obligations and duties.

Yarra Valley Water requires an agreement for business wastewater discharged to its sewer; site conditions determine acceptance and charges. See Yarra Valley Water - Trade Waste.

Send your site details and collection requirements to discuss the available options and written terms.

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