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Digital Waste Tracking software providers: what UK waste sites need to check
Updated September 2026 · England and Wales phase-one deadline: 1 October 2026
Permitted and licensed waste receiving sites in England and Wales are due to use the Digital Waste Tracking service from October 2026. Defra provides both an API route for software and a spreadsheet upload route. If you choose commercial software, the important question is not simply whether a product says it supports DWT.
The two checks that matter
Defra says compatible software must be able to record and submit the legally required waste movement data through the report-receipt-of-waste API. For Digital Waste Tracking compatibility, the product must have integrated with that API and passed Defra's production approval tests.
Questions to ask a provider
- Has the product passed Defra's production approval tests?
- Does it submit through the receipt-of-waste API?
- How does it handle rejected, incomplete or corrected records?
- Can it fit around your weighbridge and existing operational software?
- Can you export your own movement and submission records?
- How will multiple permitted sites be handled?
Do you have to buy new software?
No. Defra's service includes a spreadsheet upload route as well as API submission. The right route depends on your operation, existing systems and transaction volume. ScrapSignal is not a DWT compliance-software provider and does not rank providers for operators.
Why ScrapSignal is following DWT
The October change also creates a commercial timing problem for the software companies, compliance suppliers and operational vendors serving the waste sector. Static prospect databases do not tell a sales team which operator has a new site or a fresh regulatory event.
ScrapSignal monitors authoritative public waste-sector sources and turns selected changes into source-linked commercial hypotheses. The underlying source fact remains separate from the commercial inference.
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Official sources
Defra: Digital waste tracking service
Defra: choose a software provider
ScrapSignal provides commercial intelligence, not legal or regulatory advice. Always check current government guidance for compliance requirements.