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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMS WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | EB3406SR | Devon TQ4 7QY | Metal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed) |
| EMS WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | HB3106LT | Devon TQ4 7QY | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| GLANVILE METALS LIMITED | SP3691HU | Devon TQ2 8ES | Metal Recycling Site (MRS) (mixed) |
| NEWBERY METALS LIMITED | DB3503TE | Devon TQ4 7PJ | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC | DB3105MM | Devon TQ2 8BQ | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| RAINBOW SKIPS AND RECYCLING LIMITED | AB3406SE | Devon TQ2 8ES | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| S W I S C O LIMITED | JB3407CH | Devon TQ4 7PL | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| SageTech Medical Equipment Limited | YP3625SQ | Devon TQ4 7AU | Hazardous Waste Physical Treatment Facility |
| TORBAY COUNCIL | YP3891HE | Devon TQ4 7DW | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| VALLEY PET CREMATORIUM LIMITED | WE8629AB | Paignton TQ4 7QR | Clinical 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.