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The 18 permitted waste sites in Portsmouth, and what digital waste tracking means for them

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.

Area
PORTSMOUTH
Permitted sites
18
Duty since
1 OCT 2026
Per load
2 WORKING DAYS

Since 1 October 2026: what GOV.UK says

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Source: GOV.UK, check if you need to report the waste you receive and report receipt of waste.

What it means for a site in Portsmouth

The register for Portsmouth

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.

OperatorPermitWhereSite type
ARCHIMEDES METALS LIMITEDCP3926STHampshire PO3 5HUMetal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed)
BELL MICROSYSTEMS LIMITEDGB3231AVHampshire PO3 5FNMetal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed)
EMMERSON TRANSPORT LTDDB3905GNHampshire PO3 5HUNon-hazardous waste physical treatment facility
EMR GROUP LIMITEDLB3408MPHampshire PO3 5NXWEEE Treatment Site
Elis UK LimitedLB3205FGPortsmouth PO2 8NSClinical Waste Transfer Station
G E Heard and Sons LimitedUP3028LXHampshire PO6 1SSPhysical and Chemical Treatment Facility
HUGHES AND SALVIDGE LIMITEDKP3826SEHampshire PO1 4QSMetal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed)
JAMES HUNTLEY & SONS LIMITEDVP3592HKHampshire PO6 1ABMetal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed)
Private individualEB3201XHHampshireNon-hazardous waste physical treatment facility
Portsmouth City Council (Housing Depot)YP3126LKSouthsea PO5 4NPHousehold, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station
South Coast Waste Holdings LimitedKP3720MRPortsmouth PO3 5NSNon-hazardous waste physical treatment facility
T J WASTE & RECYCLING LIMITEDWP3796EAHampshire PO3 5QHHousehold, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station
T J WASTE & RECYCLING LIMITEDBB3500CNHampshire PO2 8QAHousehold, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station
TILBURY METALS LIMITEDEP3692HWHampshire PO6 1SUMetal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed)
VEOLIA ES HAMPSHIRE LTDJP3195HAPortsmouth PO3 5QHHousehold, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station
VEOLIA ES HAMPSHIRE LTDDB3902TYHampshire PO6 4UDHousehold waste amenity site taking hazardous waste
VEOLIA ES HAMPSHIRE LTDVP3792HCHampshire PO3 5QHMaterials Recycling Facility
VEOLIA ES HAMPSHIRE LTDAP3795HYHampshire PO6 4UDHousehold, Commercial and Industrial Waste Landfill
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Questions sites in Portsmouth ask

Do permitted waste sites in Portsmouth have to report the waste they receive?

Yes, 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

How long does a site have to report each load?

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

Can a site use its own spreadsheet?

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

What it costs to comply

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.

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