Digital Waste Tracking
The aim of digital waste tracking is to join up current fragmented systems and replace paper-based record-keeping, making it much easier and less time consuming for legitimate waste companies to comply with reporting requirements, whilst making it much harder for rogue operators to compete in the industry and commit waste crime including fly tipping and deliberate misclassification.
Type of Change
Introduction of a mandatory database to record waste movements.
Affected Stakeholders
- Waste Management Companies
- Local Authorities
Changes
Digital Waste Tracking will replace the existing, non-digital, systems used to report waste data.
Status
The Digital Waste Tracking System is still under development with the planned implementation date of April 2026.
Expected Timeline
Initially, it was expected that the digital waste tracking system would be implemented in April 2025. This has now been deferred until April 2026.
For additional information, a letter to stakeholders was issued by Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on behalf of DAERA, the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments.