Practical guides and compliance updates for UK waste receiving sites preparing for DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service.
The Digital Waste Tracking Service becomes mandatory for permitted waste receiving sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from October 2026. Sites that miss the deadline face penalties of up to £5,000 per incident. Here is the timeline, the requirements, and the practical steps you need to take now.
Read more →Paper Waste Transfer Notes have been the standard since the 1990s. They get lost, the handwriting is illegible, and there is no real-time feed to the regulator. Digital WTNs submitted through the DEFRA DWTS API change all of that.
Read more →Getting your DEFRA DWTS Production API Code is the first technical step towards digital compliance. This guide covers prerequisites, the registration walkthrough, connecting your software, and testing in the sandbox before you submit a live Waste Transfer Note.
Read more →Skip hire companies operating transfer stations are classified as waste receiving sites under the DWTS framework. Every load arriving at your yard needs a digital Waste Transfer Note from October 2026. This guide covers what data you need, how to handle offline sites, and what changes for carriers.
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