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Digital Waste Tracking
What's changing under the Environment Act 2021, and how to be ready for it.
Choosing waste management software that's actually ready for Digital Waste Tracking
A system that just digitises your current paper process isn't the same as one built to work alongside a shared national record — here's what's worth asking a vendor before October 2026.
31 July 2026 · 4 min readDigital Waste Tracking, explained: what's changing from October 2026
The paper-based waste transfer system that's run since the 1990s is being replaced with a single national digital record, starting with mandatory use for receiving sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
10 July 2026 · 4 min readHow to prepare your waste operation for Digital Waste Tracking
The businesses that find the DWT transition easiest are the ones whose current records are already accurate and consistent — the format is changing, but sloppy underlying data won't fix itself in the move.
14 June 2026 · 5 min readDoes Digital Waste Tracking replace waste transfer notes?
During the transition, no — the Environment Agency has confirmed operators keep completing transfer notes and consignment notes as normal, with digital tracking added alongside, not swapped in.
5 March 2026 · 4 min readDigital Waste Tracking: a practical checklist for receiving sites ahead of October 2026
Receiving sites are first in scope for mandatory Digital Waste Tracking, which means the practical burden of getting ready lands earliest on the businesses least likely to have been thinking about it as "their" deadline.