A floor waste (10) including a filter basket (16) having a magnet (18).
The magnet (18) attracts a movable valve member (27) upwardly from a seat
(22) to allow liquid to pass through the seat (22). When the basket (15)
is removed the movable valve member (27) closes the seat (22). In one
embodiment the valve member (27) includes a valve disk 29 that prevents
the flow of liquid through the seat (22) when engaged therewith, while in
another embodiment the disk (29) has a series of passages (31) that
permits the flow of liquid through the seat when the disk (29) is engaged
with the seat (22).