Is there free digital waste tracking software?

Yes. Defra's own spreadsheet costs only the £26 a year every organisation pays Defra, and some providers publish free plans. Byrne Waste Tracking isn't free.

Defra's route: Fill in Defra's spreadsheet template and upload it. You pay only Defra's £26 a year per organisation.
Free plans: Some providers on GOV.UK's list publish one. Read what each includes.
Byrne: Not free: 14 days free, then from £89 a month per site.

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Free route 1: Defra's spreadsheet

Defra publish a spreadsheet template. You fill in a row per load and upload it to the Report receipt of waste service within two working days. It must be Defra's format, unchanged: your own spreadsheet isn't accepted GOV.UK. Defra expect it to stay until at least October 2027 GOV.UK. For a site with a few loads a week, it can be enough.

Free route 2: a provider's free plan

On 16 October 2026, ComplyWaste's pricing page listed free load logging for one site, and described its £99 Site plan as the one that sends every load to Defra ComplyWaste. LoadSnap's pricing page listed a Free plan with 10 records a month LoadSnap. Prices change: read their pages.

What to check on any free option

A cap. How many loads a month, and what happens when you reach it?
Sending. Does it send each load to Defra itself, or leave you uploading a file?
Checks. Does anything check the codes, carrier and weight before the record goes?
Help. Who answers when a load is rejected, and how fast?

What Byrne Waste Tracking costs, and what you get

14 days free, then from £89 a month per site, no contract.

Each load is checked against Defra's rules first, then sent to Defra automatically once you've linked your Defra account.
The person who built it answers your email. Email is the quickest way to reach me, and I reply the same working day.
Consultants see every client site on one screen.

Guides for your type of site: skip hire and transfer stations and anaerobic digestion.

Start free Log a pretend load first