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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTILIUM METALS LTD | AP3728SG | Plymouth PL6 7PY | Chemical Treatment Facility |
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | KB3605HV | Devon PL9 7JT | Materials Recycling Facility |
| CLP ENVIROGAS LIMITED | BP3638LP | Plymouth PL9 7JS | Combustion and landfill gas engines |
| Private individual | BP3296HN | Devon | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| EMR GROUP LIMITED | BP3996HM | Devon PL4 0ST | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| Private individual | BP3096HH | Devon | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| Holcim UK Limited | YP3695VT | Devon PL9 8AJ | Mining Waste Operations |
| Holcim UK Limited | BB3605GX | Devon PL9 8AJ | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| Private individual | WP3696HR | Devon | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Private individual | FB3137RA | Devon | Metal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed) |
| Private individual | PP3796HN | Devon | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| MURFITTS INDUSTRIES Ltd, WISER | QP3224SU | Devon PL6 7PY | Physical and Chemical Treatment Facility |
| National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC | DB3809MS | Devon PL9 7JT | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC | NP3528LT | Plymouth PL4 0SD | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| Private individual | AB3603CY | Devon | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| Private individual | EN3003TX | Devon | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| PLYMOUTH BIKE BREAKERS LIMITED | FP3295EZ | Devon PL4 0PN | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | VP3696HA | Devon PL4 0RZ | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | VP3796HD | Devon PL5 2AR | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | DB3904FF | Devon PL9 7JA | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| PREMIER VAUXHALL SPARES LIMITED | HP3192EG | Devon PL1 3PE | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| R P B VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | WE6470AA | Cattetown PL4 0RW | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| R P B VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | KB3207LV | Devon PL4 0RW | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| RIG Newquay Limited | ZP3620LG | Mobile Plant | Treatment of Soils and Contaminated Material |
| RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED | HB3801SD | Devon PL4 0PT | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| S W M & WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED | CP3998SD | Devon PL4 0RW | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| South West Water Limited | GP3097EN | Devon PL4 0PX | Biological Treatment Facility |
| South West Water Limited | GP3390LZ | Devon PL7 1YB | Biological Treatment Facility |
| South West Water Limited | BP3196HC | Devon PL5 2TS | Biological Treatment Facility |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST | GP3236AX | Devon PL6 8DH | Clinical Waste Transfer Station |
| VICTORIA WHARVES LIMITED | BB3401GA | Devon PL4 0RF | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| WESTCOUNTRY WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED | DP3325SD | Devon PL7 4JW | Non-hazardous waste physical 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.
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.