DIGITAL WASTE TRACKING · CARRIERS FROM OCTOBER 2027
Digital waste tracking for waste carriers
It's coming for carriers, brokers and dealers next. DEFRA plans to make it mandatory from October 2027. Here's what that means, and what Wastrio does for your drivers now.
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What's coming
What's coming for carriers
Phase 1 is receiving sites. Permitted sites in England and Wales have been reporting every load they take in since 1 October 2026. Carriers, brokers and dealers are phase 2. DEFRA's published plan is an invited group of collectors from autumn 2026, open to all from spring 2027, and mandatory from October 2027. DEFRA hasn't published exactly what carriers will have to report yet.
Now
What you have to do now
As a carrier, you don't report into digital waste tracking yet. Your duty of care hasn't changed. Every transfer still needs a transfer note, and paper notes aren't banned. If you also run a permitted site that takes waste in, that site has been in scope since 1 October 2026.
What we do
What Wastrio does for carriers now
The job goes to the driver's phone. Drops, swaps and collections.
The customer signs the transfer note on the screen, or later from a link if they weren't there.
The note's stored and searchable, so you're not hunting for carbon copies.
Get ready
Why get set up before 2027
Your drivers are used to it before it's compulsory.
Your notes are already digital when the carrier side opens.
We'll tell you what changes as DEFRA publishes the detail for carriers.
Pricing
What it costs
Carrier pricing is set by the size of your fleet. Book a 15 minute demo and we'll price it for you. All prices exclude VAT.
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Waste carrier questions
When do waste carriers have to use digital waste tracking?
DEFRA plans to make it mandatory for carriers, brokers and dealers from October 2027, with the service open to all collectors from spring 2027.
Do carriers need to report anything now?
Not into digital waste tracking. Your duty of care still applies, so every transfer still needs a transfer note.
I run skips and a permitted yard. Am I in scope now?
Your yard is, since 1 October 2026, for every load it receives. Your carrying side comes later.
Can Wastrio do our transfer notes now?
Yes. Jobs go to the driver's phone and the customer signs on screen or from a link.
Read the plain English guide to digital waste tracking, or see how registering with DEFRA works.
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