DEFRA & Compliance
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25 articles
- What DEFRA Phase 1 covers (receiving sites)Phase 1 of Digital Waste Tracking applies to permitted and licensed receiving sites from 1 October 2026. Here is who is in scope, what you have to do, and when.
- What DEFRA Phase 2 covers (carriers, brokers and dealers)Phase 2 brings carriers, brokers and dealers into Digital Waste Tracking, planned for October 2027. Here is what each role records, what comes after, and why your real deadline is…
- The Digital Waste Tracking timeline and key deadlinesThe full Digital Waste Tracking timeline, from the 2018 strategy to the October 2026 receiver deadline and the planned 2027 carrier phase, and how firm each date is.
- Am I affected by Digital Waste Tracking, and what is my deadline?Receiver, carrier, broker or producer? Your Digital Waste Tracking deadline depends on your role. Find yourself and your date here.
- What Digital Waste Tracking replacesDigital Waste Tracking replaces Waste Transfer Notes, consignment notes, Annex VII forms, aggregated returns and Edoc. Here is the full list, plus why paper keeps running during the transition.
- What you must record under Digital Waste TrackingThe full Digital Waste Tracking record set: what the waste is, what happened before, where it is now, plus the two digital only fields. And how LoadSnap fills most of…
- The two working day rule: when a load must be recordedRecords must be completed by the end of the second working day after waste is received. Here is the two working day rule, plus the rules for amendments, outages and…
- Penalties and enforcement under Digital Waste TrackingThe fixed penalty is 1,000 pounds, not 500 or 5,000. Here are the correct Digital Waste Tracking penalties, the enforcement ladder, and why load rejection is the bigger risk.
- Why Digital Waste Tracking exists: the waste crime pictureDigital Waste Tracking is a core part of the 2026 Waste Crime Action Plan. The numbers, the new surveillance tools, and why a digital trail rewards legitimate operators.
- The receiver workflow: from the weighbridge to DEFRAA full inbound load for a receiving site: carrier QR, gross, tare, net, licence check, then filed to DEFRA. Maps the legal record set onto the weighbridge.
- The carrier workflow and the downstream squeezeCarriers are Phase 2, but receivers will demand clean handover data from October 2026. Here is the downstream squeeze, what to capture, and how to supply it from a photo.
- Digital Waste Tracking for receiversReceivers are Phase 1, mandatory from October 2026. Your deadline, your duty to create the record and generate the tracking ID, what to do now, and how LoadSnap handles it.
- Digital Waste Tracking for carriersCarriers are Phase 2 (planned October 2027), but the downstream squeeze makes October 2026 your real deadline. Your duty, what to do now, and how LoadSnap and Connect help.
- Digital Waste Tracking for brokers and dealersBrokers and dealers are Phase 2 (planned October 2027). Your duty to record the movements you arrange with authorisation numbers, the early pressure from receivers, and what to do now.
- Digital Waste Tracking for producersProducers have no separate DWT start date, but the duty of care is now visible in a digital record. What your duty is, the early pressure from carriers and receivers,…
- How to register for Digital Waste Tracking and get your DEFRA API codeIf you run a receiving site, here is how to report waste digitally from October 2026: register with DEFRA, get your unique API code, choose an approved provider, and enter…
- How DEFRA Submissions work in LoadSnapDEFRA Submissions is the record of what LoadSnap has filed to the Digital Waste Tracking service, with tracking IDs. What it is, why it is the heart of compliance, and…
- How Consignee Returns work in LoadSnapConsignee Returns covers the returns receivers must make for hazardous waste, generated from records you already hold. What it is, why hazardous waste needs it, and how LoadSnap builds the…
- DVLA driver licence checks, explainedVerify drivers' licences directly with the DVLA. The driver consents themselves, and the check returns status, entitlements, penalty points, CPC and tachograph data, feeding the compliance dashboard.
- Amending or correcting a waste recordHow to amend or correct a filed waste record in LoadSnap, when you must do it, and how the update reaches DEFRA while keeping the same tracking reference.
- Recording and submitting a rejected loadHow to record a refused load at the gate in LoadSnap, capture the reason, and feed a hazardous rejection into the consignee return.
- DEFRA digital waste tracking — overviewWhat the mandate is, who it affects and when, and how LoadSnap files movements for you.
- Consignee returns for hazardous wasteWhat a consignee return is, when it's due, and how LoadSnap generates it at the gate for hazardous waste.
- How the Compliance area works in LoadSnapCompliance is a live dashboard across four areas: drivers, vehicles, carrier registration and supply chain. What it is, what it shows, why one view matters, and how it updates itself…
- The tare / gross / net weighbridge workflowHow an operative weighs a vehicle in and out and captures a compliant receipt.