The waste compliance blog
Practical, specific guidance on Digital Waste Tracking, EWC codes, Waste Transfer Notes and carrier registration — written for the people who actually have to make an operation compliant, not just read about it.
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Bespoke Waste Management Software: How to Build a System Around Your Operation
Why off-the-shelf waste software forces compromises, and how a system built around your own rules works, with a skip hire example: skip numbers, stacked empties and one full skip before tipping.
Read the articleDigital Waste Tracking Is Live: What It Means for Collectors, Carriers and Brokers
Now mandatory for receiving sites in England and Wales. What it means for collectors, carriers and brokers, and when Defra plans to bring them in.
Read the articleDigital Waste Tracking Checklist: 10 Things to Get Right
The mandate touches more of your operation than the DEFRA submission itself. Ten specific things to check now, from EWC catalogue readiness to who owns retries when the API is briefly down.
Read the checklistEWC Codes Explained: How to Classify Waste Correctly Under Digital Waste Tracking
What the six digits of an EWC code actually mean, common codes by waste stream, and why "probably 20 03 01" doesn't survive contact with a digital receipt.
Read the guideHow to Register as a Waste Carrier in the UK (and Keep Your Licence Valid)
Upper tier, lower tier, who actually needs to register, and the renewal gap that quietly invalidates a duty-of-care record months before anyone notices.
Read the guideDWTS Compliance: A Guide for Waste Receivers and Waste Operators
The Digital Waste Tracking Service's mandatory duty starts with waste receivers, not operators — what that split actually means for each side of the chain.
Read the guideWaste Regulation Codes Explained: EWC Codes vs Exemption Codes
Two different code systems get called "waste regulation codes" — one classifies the waste, the other classifies what you're allowed to do with it. Mixing them up is a real compliance risk.
Read the guideReading is step one. Readiness is step two.
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