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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHL LEGACY LIMITED | MP3793NF | Devon EX2 8PQ | Clinical Waste Transfer Station |
| DCW Polymers Limited | DB3432RC | Devon EX2 8NU | Materials Recycling Facility |
| Private individual | UP3991HZ | Devon | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Devon Contract Waste Ltd | CB3807CF | Devon EX2 8FS | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| Devon County Council | EB3739DR | Devon EX2 8LX | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| Devon County Council | AB3308TA | Devon EX2 8QE | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| Devon County Council | AP3796ED | Devon EX4 8HU | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| EXETER CITY COUNCIL | YP3991HW | Devon EX2 8NR | Materials Recycling Facility |
| Ferraris Piston Service Limited | WE5316AC | Exeter EX2 8YX | Metal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed) |
| GILPIN SCRAP METALS LIMITED | HB3608HR | Mobile Plant | Mobile Plant (dependent on number of deployments) |
| GWELLA CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD | EP3221SF | Devon EX2 8NP | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| NEWBERY METALS LIMITED | QP3391HY | Devon EX2 8LN | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC | DB3105TF | Devon EX2 7WP | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED | AP3391HU | Devon EX2 8LY | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED | CP3491HT | Devon EX2 8LY | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| SHIELD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED | EB3502LX | Devon EX2 7LL | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| South West Water Limited | FP3091HM | Devon EX2 7AA | Physical and Chemical Treatment 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.
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