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Log every load free — ready for October 2026
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- ✓Log as many loads as you like
- ✓Every load stored exactly how DEFRA needs it
- ✓Checks your entry against DEFRA's rules first
The law since 1 Oct 2026GOV.UKListed · DEFRA-compatible
Every load you take in has to reach DEFRA within 2 working days. ComplyWaste logs it at the gate and files it automatically — done, on time, without you ever thinking about it.
Capture free · no card · set up in minutes
Record once, at the gate
You don't need to learn the government system. Record a load the way you already think about it — who brought it, what it is, how much — and ComplyWaste does the rest.
One entry when a load arrives — carrier, waste, weight. Plain and quick, even one-handed.
Validated against DEFRA's own rules and stored in their exact format — so nothing bounces.
Every load files to DEFRA inside the 2-working-day window — and matches the carrier's record before DEFRA does.
What it does for you
Digital Waste Tracking adds a dozen new ways to slip up. Here's what goes wrong — and the part of ComplyWaste that stops it.
Miss the 2-day window
Every load you take in must reach DEFRA within 2 working days. ComplyWaste submits it the moment you log it — so the window is never your problem.
Wrestling the portal
No re-keying every load into the government system. Record it the way you already think — carrier, waste, weight — and we format it to DEFRA's spec and file it.
Submissions that bounce
A wrong code or a missing field and DEFRA rejects the record. Every entry is validated against DEFRA's own EWC and reference data first, so nothing bounces.
Arguments at the gate
DEFRA links your record to the carrier's and checks they agree. When the carrier's on ComplyWaste too, one short code matches both instantly — the one thing a single-sided tool can't do.
Proving it to an inspector
The full journey of every load — producer to carrier to your gate to the DEFRA ID — in one record you hand over as a PDF.
Software built for the office
Fast, one-handed capture on the site tablet — and the carrier side works offline on a phone, even with no signal.
Run the trucks too?
Waste transfer notes filled in from the cab in under a minute — even with no signal. Free forever for one van. When your own trucks tip at your own site, the two sides match up on their own.
When both sides are on ComplyWaste
Since October 2026 DEFRA links each load's carrier record and receiver record and checks they agree. When the carrier you receive from is also on ComplyWaste, they hand you a short code — you enter it once, and both sides show matched automatically. No arguing at the gate, no chasing paperwork.
That's why the carrier side is free forever for one van — the more firms on it, the more the paperwork checks itself.
Carrier (the skip firm)
8yd skip · 4.2t · 17 09 04
You (the receiving site)
8yd skip · 4.2t · 17 09 04
One record, both sides agree — something a tool that does only your side can't give you.
What's changing, and when
DEFRA's digital waste-tracking rules land in stages. Here's what actually changes — in plain terms:
Tips, transfer stations and recycling centres in England & Wales must record every load they take in and file it to DEFRA (Northern Ireland & Scotland: January 2027). This is live today.
DEFRA opens its system for waste carriers. ComplyWaste already captures everything it will need, so carriers plug straight in — nothing to re-do.
From this date a paper transfer note no longer meets the law for carriers. Every van needs a working digital system — not a plan to get one.
Not sure which date applies to you? Carriers vs receiving sites, explained →
Security & data
Your waste records are legal evidence — so we treat them that way: isolated, auditable, and always yours to take with you.
No one ever sees another firm's data.
Isolated per customer
Isolation is enforced in the database itself with row-level security — not just in the app. Even a bug in our code can't return another firm's records, because the database refuses the query. Your tenant, your rows, full stop.
Row-level security · enforcedNo demo calls, no surprises
Log every load free — ready for October 2026
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Free guides
Straight answers on Digital Waste Tracking, Receipt of Waste, transfer notes and waste codes — with the October 2026 and 2027 dates explained properly. Start with Digital Waste Tracking explained.
R codes (R1–R13) are waste recovery operations; D codes (D1–D15) are disposal operations. Both are required fields on UK waste records and DWT submissions.
Read →Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) has been mandatory for waste receivers since October 2026 and applies to carriers from October 2027. Here's what it is and how to prepare.
Read →Waste receivers have had to use Digital Waste Tracking since October 2026; waste carriers follow from October 2027. Here's how to tell which you are — and what to do if you're both.
Read →Common questions
The things operators ask before they switch. Can't see yours? Read the guides →
Yes. Since 1 October 2026, permitted sites in England and Wales that take waste in must record every load and report it to DEFRA digitally. Northern Ireland and Scotland follow on 1 January 2027, and waste carriers from October 2027.
Start capturing loads free in minutes — no card, no sales call. Switch on automatic DEFRA filing whenever you're ready.