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DEFRA mandate

Do you need to report the waste you receive? DEFRA's guidance, read from the weighbridge

DEFRA's guidance on who has to report received waste, who is let off, what each record needs, the deadlines, the outage rules and the charge for running more than one company. Read line by line, with what it means for your site.

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Digital waste tracking is live

The mandate is here.
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Receiving sites in England and Wales have had to record every load digitally since 1 October 2026. Start a 14-day free trial in minutes, cancel any time before it ends, and file every load from day one.

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