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DeadlinesDoes digital waste tracking apply to me?Who is in and out of scope, and how to check your permit.
DeadlinesThe two-working-day deadlineHow the two working days are counted, with worked examples.
Carriers & 2027Digital waste tracking in 2027Phase 2 for carriers, brokers and dealers, from October 2027.
Carriers & 2027Carriers, brokers and dealersWhat changes for carriers in 2027, and the planned carrier app.
Carriers & 2027For brokers: co-brandedCo-branded tracking for brokers and their carriers.
Tools & proofByrne Waste Tracking for permitted sitesWhat Defra want recorded for every load, and how the app does it.
Tools & proofPricing£89 a site a month, no contract. See your first bill.
ConsultantsFor consultants and TCMsEvery client site on one screen.
ConsultantsPartner with usFor TCMs, consultants and brokers who look after several sites.
Tools & proofWebsites for waste and skip firmsA proper website for your yard.
Tools & proofAboutWho builds and runs Byrne Waste Tracking.
Tools & proofContactEmail Wilf. Replies the same working day.
Tools & proofPermitted sites by council areaFind permitted waste sites in your council area.
Defra account & codeHow to get your Defra waste tracking API codeRegister your organisation for Defra's Report receipt of waste service, get your API code and paste it into Byrne Waste Tracking. Ten steps, one sitting.
ConsultantsByrne Waste Tracking: one-page client packOne page a waste consultant can forward to a client: what Byrne Waste Tracking does, the price, how setup works.
Codes & recordsMade a mistake on a waste record? How to put it rightWrong weight, code or carrier on a load? Fix it before it's sent, or correct it with Defra: flagged errors in 2 working days, ones you find within a month.
DeadlinesDigital waste tracking from 1 October 2026: what permitted sites must doFrom 1 October 2026 every permitted waste site in England and Wales must report each load it receives to Defra within two working days. Who is in scope, what to record, the £26 charge, the spreadsheet or software routes, and the penalties, with a source for every point.
Defra account & codeDefra API code not working? The numbers that aren't itA Defra waste tracking API code is 36 characters with dashes. The yellow support ID, the helpline number and six-digit numbers are not. Where the real one is.
Tools & proofNo software is Defra approved: what the GOV.UK list meansDefra don't approve or endorse waste tracking software. What the GOV.UK provider list means, how to check a provider is on it, and what to ask.
DeadlinesDefra readiness check: is your site ready for digital waste tracking?Ten quick questions for a permitted waste site. See what is ready for Defra's digital waste tracking and the one fix for anything that isn't. Free, two minutes, nothing leaves the page.
Defra account & codeDefra waste tracking login: where to sign in, what to useWhere to sign in to Defra's Report receipt of waste service, which account to use, and the sign-in problems sites hit most, with the fixes.
Defra account & codeDefra waste tracking service down? What you must doWhen Defra's Report receipt of waste service is down: who to tell, the written record you must keep, and the 7-day catch-up, from regulation 6.
Defra account & codeDefra waste tracking spreadsheet or software: which to useHow Defra's receipt of waste spreadsheet works, the rules for filling it in, and when software that sends each load for you is less work.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for anaerobic digestion plantsWhat an AD or biogas plant reports to Defra for each waste input: manure, food and drinks waste codes, R3, the on-farm SR2021 No 9 list, and an example.
DeadlinesDigital waste tracking checklist: a month in, 1 NovemberOne month after digital waste tracking started: twelve checks for a permitted site, from the API code and late loads to the £26 due by 31 January 2027.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for composting sitesWhat an open-air or in-vessel composting site reports to Defra: green waste codes, R3, why open windrows can't take 20 01 08, and a filled-in example.
ConsultantsDigital waste tracking for consultants and TCMs: many sitesLooking after several permitted sites for clients? Who registers, one API code per organisation, and setting every client site up in one go.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for councils and HWRCsWhich council waste sites report to Defra: the HWRC exclusion for residents' household waste, what's still in, Wales, and how councils register.
Your type of siteHazardous waste consignment notes and digital waste trackingConsignment notes carry on. Each note's waste is its own Defra record, with the consignment code, HP codes and components. What goes where, with an example.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for inert, soil and quarry sitesCrushing, screening, soil recycling and quarry restoration: what goes on each Defra record, 17 05 04 and its hazardous twin, R5 or R10, and an example.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for landfill sitesWhat an inert or non-hazardous landfill reports to Defra for each load: the codes landfills take, D1 or D5, weighbridge tickets as records, and an example.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for scrap metal yards and ATFsWhat a metal recycling site or vehicle dismantler reports to Defra: the codes yards take, R4 or R13, lead batteries and ELVs as hazardous, and an example.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for skip hire and transfer stationsWhat a skip yard or transfer station reports to Defra for each load: the EWC codes yards really take, R13 or D15, skips by estimate, and a filled-in example.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for tyre recycling sitesWhat a tyre storage or shredding site reports to Defra: 16 01 03 on every load, R3, R4 or R13, counting tyres as weight, and a filled-in example.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for WEEE treatment sites (ATFs)What a WEEE treatment facility reports to Defra: the electricals and battery codes, which are hazardous, R4 or R13, and a filled-in example record.
Your type of siteDigital waste tracking for waste wood recycling sitesWhat a wood recycling or chipping site reports to Defra: the wood codes and their hazardous twins, R3 or R13, the SR2022 No 8 list, and a filled-in example.
Codes & recordsEA quarterly waste return and digital waste trackingDigital waste tracking doesn't replace your Environment Agency quarterly waste return. The deadlines, the form, and how the two records differ.
Codes & recordsEWC codes for your type of waste site, in plain EnglishThe EWC codes skip hire yards, scrap yards, inert recyclers, composting, AD and landspreading sites use most, and how to tell when one is hazardous.
Tools & proofYour first loadA walkthrough of recording your first waste load in Byrne Waste Tracking: what each box wants, what is already filled in for you, and what happens after you save.
Tools & proofFree digital waste tracking software: the honest answerIs there free digital waste tracking software? Yes: Defra's own spreadsheet, and some free plans. What free leaves out, and what Byrne costs.
ConsultantsGot a waste consultant? Ask them firstIf a waste consultant or TCM looks after your permit, ask them about Byrne Waste Tracking: they can introduce you and your site is set up for you. No consultant? Start free yourself.
Tools & proofDoes digital waste tracking apply to my site? Free permit checkSearch 9,589 Environment Agency waste permits by permit number or company name and see if digital waste tracking applies to your site from 1 October 2026. Free, no sign-up.
Your type of siteRecording loads when you spread at several farmsA short walkthrough for landspreading and mobile plant operators: one permit, several deployments, and how to record a day spread across more than one farm.
Your type of siteLandspreading and mobile plant: digital waste tracking from 1 October 2026If you spread waste on farmland under a permit, you report every load you receive from 1 October 2026. What counts as receiving, the deployment reference number, weekly haulier invoices and a day sheet for unmanned deployments.
Scotland & NIDigital waste tracking in Northern Ireland: January 2027Digital waste tracking becomes mandatory for receiving sites in Northern Ireland from January 2027, DAERA say. Who is in, the NIEA licence formats Defra accepts, NI bank holidays and how to register.
Carriers & 2027Carriers, brokers and exemptions: digital waste tracking in 2027Waste carriers, brokers and dealers come into digital waste tracking in October 2027. Waste exemption holders come in a later phase, with no date yet. The dates, the two separate duties, and what is not yet known.
Carriers & 2027Phase 2 for waste carriers, skip hire, brokers and dealersDigital waste tracking phase 2 for waste carriers, skip hire firms, brokers and dealers: Defra's dates, what a driver will be expected to record, and a list to join so you hear when Defra open it.
Carriers & 2027Phase 2 for receiving sites: the Delivery ID from 2027What Defra's draft Phase 2 API means for permitted sites that receive waste: a Delivery ID from the driver, or a reason there isn't one.
Tools & proofLoads sent to Defra: real numbersHow many loads Byrne Waste Tracking has sent to Defra, how many went first time, how long they took, and what changed in the app this month.
Codes & recordsWhich R or D code? Recovery and disposal codes by siteThe R or D code says what your site does with each load. R13, R12, R5, R4, R3, R10, D15 and D1 by type of site, and where your permit already lists yours.
Scotland & NIDigital waste tracking in Scotland: what to do before 1 January 2027Scotland's digital waste tracking duty starts on 1 January 2027 (SSI 2026/145). Who is in, the SEPA permit formats Defra accepts, Scottish working days, the £26 and how to register.
Scotland & NIDigital waste tracking in Scotland and NI: January 2027Scotland starts digital waste tracking on 1 January 2027, Northern Ireland in January 2027 (DAERA), on the same Defra service. Who is in, the £26, what to do.
Tools & proofTest results and known limitsByrne Waste Tracking's latest results on Defra's published test scenarios, when they were run, and what the software does and doesn't do.
Tools & proofTry it: log a load without a callThe Byrne Waste Tracking gate screen, exactly as a site sees it, with nothing in it. Nothing here is real, no sign-up, no call.
DeadlinesDigital waste tracking due dates over bank holidaysTwo working days, worked out for Christmas, New Year, Easter and every 2027 bank holiday, for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Codes & recordsFind a waste carrier's CBDU number on the public registerCarrier number not on the ticket? Look the haulier up free on the Environment Agency register by name or postcode. Formats Defra accept, and if there's none.
Carriers & 2027Do waste exemptions need digital waste tracking yet?A registered waste exemption, such as U1, T2 or a WEX number, is not in the first phase. GOV.UK say exemptions come in a later phase, with no date yet.
Tools & proofDigital waste tracking software compared: what to checkDefra's free spreadsheet or software from the GOV.UK list of 191 providers? A fair way to compare them, the questions to ask, and Byrne's own answers.