If your business deals with high volumes of trade effluent or sludge, hiring a mobile dewatering unit like a Rolba could save you thousands in disposal costs — and reduce your environmental impact.
At Trade Effluent Services, we offer Rolba hire with trained operators across the UK, helping food manufacturers, wastewater processors, and industrial sites manage sludge efficiently and stay compliant.
🚛 What Is a Rolba?
A Rolba is a specialist mobile dewatering vehicle designed to remove water from sludge on-site. It’s ideal for reducing liquid waste volume before transport or disposal — cutting the number of tanker loads and total handling costs.
Rolbas are commonly used for:
- Trade effluent from food and drink sites
- DAF sludge and washdown waste
- Interceptor and sump cleaning
- Lagoon desludging
- Emergency over-limit containment
🔍 How the Rolba Dewatering Process Works
Here’s a simple breakdown of how our Rolba mobile dewatering system operates on your site:
✅ 1. Waste Collection
Effluent is pumped from your tank, lagoon, bund, or washdown bay into the Rolba unit.
✅ 2. Sludge Separation
Inside, the Rolba uses an onboard belt press and filtration system to separate solids from liquid. We can add flocculants if needed to improve separation.
✅ 3. Solid Waste Storage
The retained solids (“filter cake”) are stored in a sealed section of the Rolba and taken for compliant disposal or reuse, depending on the material.
✅ 4. Liquid Discharge or Reuse
The clean liquid is either:
- Pumped to foul sewer (if within consent)
- Returned to your site
- Removed via tanker if further treatment is needed
💡 Benefits of Using a Rolba for Dewatering
Hiring a mobile Rolba dewatering unit offers several key advantages:
- 📉 Reduce sludge disposal volume by up to 70%
- 🚛 Fewer tanker movements, lower costs
- ⚡ Quick setup with minimal site disruption
- 🌱 Lower environmental impact
- 📑 Operator-supplied reports, sampling and compliance data
🧰 Who Uses Our Rolba Hire Services?
We regularly support:
- Food manufacturers (dairy, brewing, processing)
- Sites with DAF systems
- Industrial premises with bunded storage or sumps
- Companies preparing for site audits or shutdowns
- Waste contractors needing mobile dewatering backup
📌 Rolba Hire with Operators – UK-Wide
Our Rolba units are available for nationwide hire, fully staffed by experienced trade effluent professionals. Whether it’s a one-off job or part of an ongoing waste management plan, we deliver safe, efficient, and fully compliant service every time.
📞 Ready to Cut Your Sludge Volumes?
Contact Trade Effluent Services today for a fast quote or site assessment.
✅ Rolba dewatering hire
✅ Operator included
✅ Fully compliant disposal and documentation
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