The Digital Waste Tracking deadline
Sites that take waste in in England and Wales have had to record and file it to DEFRA digitally since 1 October 2026 (Northern Ireland and Scotland: January 2027). Waste carriers, brokers and dealers are next — from October 2027. The service is live now — here's the easy way to be ready.
LIVE NOW · since 1 Oct 2026
Tips, transfer stations and recycling centres in England and Wales must already record every load and file it to DEFRA digitally, within 2 working days (Northern Ireland and Scotland: January 2027).
What receivers need to do →October 2027
Carriers, brokers and dealers must record movements digitally — paper won't meet the duty. And the tips you use go digital a year earlier, so digital-ready carriers get tipped faster.
Get set up in 10 minutes →Run a trade site, association or forum? Embed the live countdown for free — copy this and paste it into your page:
<iframe src="https://www.complywaste.co.uk/embed/countdown" width="320" height="180" style="border:0" title="Digital Waste Tracking countdown"></iframe>It looks like this: