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Resources · Before & After

Paper vs LoadSnap,
side by side.

The same waste movement, two ways. See exactly what changes when you swap carbon-copy transfer notes and spreadsheets for a phone and an AI.

1 photo

To capture a load

Instead of a triplicate pad

90 sec

Photo to submitted

WTN, EWC code and all

2 clicks

To file with DEFRA

Or fully automatic

0

Re-keying at month end

One record, start to finish

The difference

Same job. A fraction of the friction.

Every row is a real step in handling a single waste movement, before and after.

Before · paper & spreadsheets

After · LoadSnap

Driver fills out a triplicate paper transfer note by hand at the roadside

Driver photographs the load; the WTN generates itself with the right EWC code

EWC code guessed or looked up in a printed list

AI returns the EWC code, hazardous flag, and plain-English description instantly

Carbon copies posted, scanned, or lost before they reach the office

The record is in the system the moment the photo is taken

Office re-keys every ticket into a spreadsheet at month end

Nothing is re-keyed - invoicing and reporting build from the same records

DEFRA submission is a separate, manual, deadline-driven scramble

Submit to the DEFRA API in two clicks, or automatically

Producer rings up asking for a copy of last month's WTNs

Producer downloads their own documents from a self-serve portal

An audit means a day digging through lever-arch files

An audit pack exports in one click, fully searchable

Questions

Good to know.

Most small operators are logging loads the same day. Multi-site operators typically go fully paperless within a few weeks, depot by depot.

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