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ByDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairsfern_mesa_c743d7

When permitted or licensed organisations must report controlled waste using the 'Report receipt of waste' service.

Adapted edition

Waste management
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
7
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

When permitted or licensed organisations must report controlled waste using the 'Report receipt of waste' service. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Who must use the 'Report receipt of waste' service
  • Check if you have controlled waste
  • Who does not need to use the service
  • If you operate a household waste recycling centre (HWRC)
  • If you are digitally excluded
  • Reporting the waste you receive
  • What data to submit
  • Waste classification codes
  • Recovery and disposal codes
  • Reporting waste that contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
  • Reporting hazardous waste
  • When you need to submit your data
  • If there is an error with your submission
  • If you receive controlled waste by pipeline
  • Notes and returns you must submit outside the service
  • Waste transfer notes and hazardous waste consignment notes
Source and licence
Digital waste tracking: check if you need to report the waste you receive

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, ‘Digital waste tracking: check if you need to report the waste you receive’ (updated 7 August 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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