Every site on this list holds an environmental permit for a waste operation. If it takes waste in, it is in Phase 1 of digital waste tracking, which started on 1 October 2026 in England and Wales. Household waste that local residents bring to a council tip is left out.
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Source: GOV.UK, check if you need to report the waste you receive and report receipt of waste.
Taken from the Environment Agency public register. Being listed means a permit was granted - it does not settle whether digital waste tracking applies to you. Sites that receive waste are in Phase 1, which started on 1 October 2026; Defra confirm it on 03000 203 781.
| Operator | Permit | Where | Site type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglian Water Services Limited | EB3502GB | ||
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | LP3094NJ | Essex CM3 3AW | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| BRAND AND HOWES ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED | GB3203TC | Essex CM1 3AG | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| BRETT AGGREGATES LIMITED | TP3191EW | Essex CM2 7RL | L05: Landfill Directive Compliant Inert Landfill |
| BRETT AGGREGATES LIMITED | KB3903KY | Essex CM2 7RL | Deposit of waste to land as a recovery operation |
| BRETT AGGREGATES LIMITED | FB3203MM | Essex CM2 7RP | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| CLIFFORDS LIMITED | CB3306XD | Essex CM3 3PT | Deposit of waste to land as a recovery operation |
| DANBURY AGGREGATES LIMITED | BB3109HU | Essex CM3 4AS | Mining Waste Operations |
| DANBURY HAULAGE (ST CLERES) LIMITED | EB3502MG | Essex CM3 4AR | Landfill taking Non-Biodegradable Wastes |
| DANBURY HAULAGE LIMITED | MP3199NF | Essex CM3 4AR | Landfill taking Non-Biodegradable Wastes |
| DUNMOW SKIPS LIMITED | UP3222SU | Chelmsford CM3 3FY | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| DUNMOW SKIPS LIMITED | KB3036RR | Essex CM3 3PZ | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| EMR GROUP LIMITED | AB3903KF | Essex CM3 3AW | Metal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed) |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3105UD | Essex CM2 5PD | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3103CJ | Essex CM3 5XH | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3103GS | Essex CM2 5PP | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| EUROVIA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | DB3401CV | Essex CM3 3HR | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| Essex Second Hand Car Parts & Recycling Limited | DB3339DH | Essex CM1 3QL | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED | RP3990VJ | Essex CM3 3HR | Mining Waste Operations |
| Holcim UK Limited | WE6699AC | Chelmsford CM1 1PE | Materials Recycling Facility |
| LAND LOGICAL DARTFORD LIMITED | ZP3226SA | Boreham CM3 3BA | Deposit of waste to land as a recovery operation |
| P J CARS & PLANT LIMITED | CP3794NL | Essex CM2 8LP | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| P J CARS & PLANT LIMITED | VP3498NP | Essex CM2 8LP | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| PTARMIGAN CHELMSFORD A LIMITED | LB3500GM | Essex CM3 3PR | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Landfill |
| PTARMIGAN CHELMSFORD A LIMITED | LB3500FL | Essex CM3 3PR | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Landfill |
| Q M AGGREGATE CONTRACTORS LIMITED | DB3008XR | Essex CM3 1QP | Mining Waste Operations |
| Q M AGGREGATE CONTRACTORS LIMITED | EB3106SZ | Essex CM3 1QP | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | HB3631AB | Essex CM3 8ET | Composting Facility |
Type your permit number or company name into the checker and it tells you what the register holds for you, and what the rule actually means for that site type. It works whether or not you ever buy anything.
Check my permit Start freeYes, if they receive waste. GOV.UK says anyone licensed or permitted to receive controlled waste must enter details of every load they receive, and sites in England must use Defra's service from 1 October 2026. Household waste that residents bring to an HWRC in England is left out. GOV.UK
Within 2 working days, not counting weekends and bank holidays, starting on the day after the waste arrives. A load received on a Monday is due by the end of Wednesday. GOV.UK
No. GOV.UK gives two ways to report: software that uses Defra's API, or Defra's own spreadsheet template, uploaded to the service. You cannot use your own spreadsheet or change the format of Defra's. GOV.UK
DEFRA's spreadsheet is free and works — for a site taking a handful of loads a week it is a perfectly reasonable answer, and it is worth saying so. Software earns its money when the typing does not fit in the day, or when a bounced submission on day two would make the record late.
Byrne Waste Tracking is from £89 a month per site, all in: no VAT to add, every user and every load included. It is free to start, with no card. No setup fee, and you see your price before you pay anything. No contract and no minimum term. It checks each load against DEFRA's rules before it saves, so a wrong carrier registration is caught at the gate rather than on the deadline, and once your DEFRA account is linked it sends each load for you. There are other providers on DEFRA's list: compare them before you pay anybody anything, including me.