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Tankered domestic waste

As a business, we offer a commercial service to receive tankered liquid waste of domestic origin. We’re permitted to accept waste streams through our cess loggers, complying with the following European Waste Category codes (EWC). Unfortunately, we’re unable to accept any waste outside of these codes.

16 10 02 (portable toilet waste)
16 10 02 (cesspool waste)
20 03 04 (septic tank sludge)
20 03 06 (waste from sewage cleaning)

The main sources of domestic liquid waste are:

  • Cess pits
  • Septic tanks
  • Portable toilets
  • Site welfare units
A Thames Water cess tanker 

Where do we operate?

For a full list of our cess waste reception sites and their opening times, please download our guide:

Our charges for tankered waste disposal

For a guide to what and how we charge across our sites, please take a look at our 2023/24 charges:

Two members of the Thames Water Cess Team at work
Contact us

You can reach our Commercial Operations Team on 0203 577 9593. Alternatively, you can email us.