Type your permit number, or your company name if you do not know it.
Free, and there is nothing to sign up to.
Already know you need it? Byrne Waste Tracking is listed on GOV.UK:
from £89 a site, all in, no contract. 1,039 loads sent to Defra so far, 99.4% accepted first time
(how it's counted). Start free
or log a pretend load first.
Permit numbers look like AB1234CD. Your search runs inside your own browser —
no permit or company name is sent to us. Nothing is stored unless you fill in the
email form after the result, and that is entirely optional.
Part BThe rule
What has applied since 1 October 2026
From 1 October 2026, permitted and licensed sites in England and Wales
that receive waste have to record it digitally. Scotland follows on 1 January 2027; for Northern Ireland, DAERA say January 2027.
Each load is due within two working days of the day after it arrives.
Monday morning's load is due by Wednesday night.
Two legal ways to send it: DEFRA's own spreadsheet, or software on DEFRA's published list.
You cannot use your own spreadsheet.
Paper does not stop. Transfer notes, consignment notes and Annex VII forms
carry on alongside the digital service.
Penalties run from a compliance notice and a £1,000 fixed penalty up to prosecution and an unlimited fine.
Register at waste-tracking.defra.gov.uk
using an organisation Government Gateway or GOV.UK One Login account, never a personal one.
That is the commonest mistake.
Carriers, brokers and dealers come in October 2027. Waste exemption holders come in a later
phase, and Defra have not set a date.
Want to see every permitted site in your area?
There is a page for each of 259 local authority areas, listing every site on the
register there — permitted waste sites by local authority area.
Part CStraight answers
Straight answers about digital waste tracking
I only take waste from my own jobs. Am I still in?
If you hold a permit to receive waste, the duty sits with you as the receiving site,
whoever brought it. If you are unsure about your own permit, DEFRA's helpline is
03000 203 781, weekdays 8 to 5, and they will tell you for nothing.
Does the software send it to DEFRA for me?
Depends who you buy from. Some submit directly; others build DEFRA's spreadsheet and
you upload it, which takes a couple of minutes. Ask before you pay. It is a fair question
and any provider should answer it plainly.
How much should this cost?
Published prices at the small end run from free to about £99 a month, and the cheapest
tiers are usually a single login — check how many people at your yard need an account
before comparing. Full skip-hire operations platforms run £150 to £800 a month and do far
more than waste tracking. If all you need is to comply, you do not need one of those.
Who is on DEFRA's list of software providers?
DEFRA publish it on GOV.UK:
report
receipt of waste: choose a software provider. It listed 238 providers when checked on 24 October
2026 (the page was last updated on 23 October) and grows every few weeks. Byrne Digital Solutions is one. Check any provider against that
page before you pay anybody anything, including us.
My permit was not found. What does that mean?
Only that it is not in the copy of the register held here. It does not mean you are
out of scope. The register is public and searchable at
environment.data.gov.uk.
Part DNext steps
Got a waste consultant? If a consultant or TCM looks after your permit, ask them about Byrne
Waste Tracking first. They can introduce you, your site is set up for you, and it shows on their
Clients screen next to their other sites.
No consultant? Start free yourself: create an account, type your permit number and log your
first load. 14 days free, then from £89 a month per site, and there's no card to enter until you start it. No setup fee, and you see your price before you pay anything.
