https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes The main changes DEFRA and the legislatures make to Digital Waste Tracking, with their dates and sources. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#provider-list-self-certified https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#provider-list-self-certified DEFRA updated the list's wording on its Production Approval Tests, the test scenarios it publishes for software that sends records to the service. As the page reads now, each provider on it has self-certified that its software meets the requirements, and must make clear which scenarios its software doesn't support. DEFRA also says buying software is at your own risk. Source: GOV.UK, Report receipt of waste: choose a software provider, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-receipt-of-waste-choose-a-software-provider Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#mandatory-england-wales https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#mandatory-england-wales The England and the Wales Digital Waste Tracking regulations both came into force on 1 October 2026. From that day, most sites with a permit or licence to receive waste record the loads they accept on DEFRA's Report receipt of waste service, through software or DEFRA's spreadsheet. The regulations set out the exceptions. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/729 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#first-charge-due https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#first-charge-due DEFRA charges £26 a year for each organisation on a Report receipt of waste account. Its guidance now says the first charge is due by 31 January 2027, and that an organisation registering later in the year still pays the full amount. Source: GOV.UK, Report receipt of waste, https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-receipt-of-waste Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#local-authorities-can-register https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#local-authorities-can-register DEFRA removed its instruction that local authorities shouldn't register, so a council can now use Report receipt of waste. The same update says one spreadsheet can carry several loads, and that you start a new spreadsheet once you have sent one. Source: GOV.UK, Report receipt of waste, https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-receipt-of-waste Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#northern-ireland-january-2027 https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#northern-ireland-january-2027 The policy paper now says the service becomes mandatory for receiving sites in Northern Ireland from January 2027, the same month as Scotland. England and Wales stay on October 2026. Source: GOV.UK, Developing the digital waste tracking service, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-waste-tracking-service Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#england-regulations-made https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#england-regulations-made The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026 were made, setting 1 October 2026 as the day receiving sites in England must start reporting. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/729 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#receipt-spreadsheet https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#receipt-spreadsheet The Report receipt of waste guidance now links a spreadsheet, so a site that doesn't use waste software can still report the loads it takes in. Source: GOV.UK, Report receipt of waste, https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-receipt-of-waste Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#provider-list-published https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#provider-list-published DEFRA started a list of software that connects to Report receipt of waste, so a site can send its records straight from the software it uses. DEFRA says the list isn't exhaustive and that you can choose your own provider. Source: GOV.UK, Report receipt of waste: choose a software provider, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-receipt-of-waste-choose-a-software-provider Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#public-beta https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#public-beta Report receipt of waste opened for public testing, so any permitted or licensed receiving site could start using it before it became mandatory. The same update said waste exemptions aren't part of phase 1, and that household waste recycling centres in Northern Ireland won't need to record waste in phase 1. Source: GOV.UK, Developing the digital waste tracking service, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-waste-tracking-service Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#wales-regulations-made https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#wales-regulations-made The Digital Waste Tracking (Wales) Regulations 2026 were made, with receiving sites in Wales reporting from 1 October 2026. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The Digital Waste Tracking (Wales) Regulations 2026, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/105 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#scotland-regulations-made https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#scotland-regulations-made The Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 were made, with receiving sites in Scotland reporting from 1 January 2027. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/145 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#charge-per-legal-entity https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#charge-per-legal-entity DEFRA's policy paper made clear that the service charge is due from any legal entity that creates or edits records on the service. Source: GOV.UK, Developing the digital waste tracking service, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-waste-tracking-service Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#route-without-software https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#route-without-software The policy paper added information on another way to send records, for receiving sites that don't run waste software. DEFRA said it was developing a spreadsheet for them, which its guidance linked later that year. Source: GOV.UK, Developing the digital waste tracking service, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-waste-tracking-service Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#private-beta https://carriernote.co.uk/dwt-changes#private-beta DEFRA invited receiving sites to apply for its private beta, a trial of the service by invitation, before it opened to everyone. Source: GOV.UK, Developing the digital waste tracking service, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-waste-tracking-service Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT