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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.W.A Refiners Limited | XP3197NA | Essex CM20 2SE | Metal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed) |
| Private individual | LB3409XZ | Essex | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| Private individual | GP3391EK | Essex | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Private individual | ZP3897NH | Essex | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3105FU | Essex CM20 2DY | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3105KH | Essex CM20 2AL | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| EXPRESS GERMAN SPARES LIMITED | WE5993AA | Harlow CM20 2DR | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| Elis UK Limited | DP3025LG | Harlow CM19 5BZ | Clinical Waste Transfer Station |
| HILL DEMOLITION LLP | JB3600FL | Essex CM20 2DJ | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| HTS (PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT) LIMITED | EB3806HV | Essex CM20 2SE | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| Private individual | AP3597NL | Essex | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| R B WHITBREAD (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED | AP3792LR | Essex CM19 5DU | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| Sortera Limited | CB3339DT | Essex CM20 2DP | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| WOODS BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED | FB3906TG | Essex CM20 2DP | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
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.