Guides for UK waste businesses
The paperwork and reporting rules that receivers, carriers, brokers and dealers deal with, explained in plain English, with links to the official guidance behind every rule. Written by the Tippa team.
Digital waste tracking: what UK waste receivers must report
Who must report waste received to Defra's digital waste tracking service, from when in each UK nation, what to send for each load, and how to get your API code.
Waste transfer notes: what goes on one and how long to keep it
What a UK waste transfer note must include, who signs it, season tickets, keeping notes for 2 years, and how Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ.
Waste season tickets: the rules, the schedule and renewing
How a UK waste season ticket works: when one transfer note can cover a year of loads, the schedule of each load, signing electronically, changes, renewing, and how the nations differ.
Waste tonnage returns: what permitted sites send the EA
Who must send the Environment Agency a waste tonnage return, the quarterly and annual deadlines, what goes in the V17 form and how to submit it.
How to check a waste carrier's registration (and why you must)
Before you hand over waste, check the carrier, broker or dealer on the public register. How to search all four UK registers and what to look for.
Hazardous waste consignee returns: a guide for receiving sites
Who must send a hazardous waste consignee return in England and Wales, quarterly deadlines, fees, what to include, rejected loads and copies to producers.
Waste duty of care: what receivers, carriers and brokers must do
The waste duty of care in plain English for UK receivers, carriers and brokers: checks, transfer notes, record keeping, penalties and rules by nation.
Digital waste tracking for carriers and brokers: what's coming
Phase 2 of UK digital waste tracking will cover carriers, brokers and dealers. The planned dates, what is known so far, what isn't, and how to prepare.
EWC codes explained: how to find the right waste code
What EWC (List of Waste) codes are, how the six digits work, the order to search chapters, hazardous and mirror entries, and a checklist for UK paperwork.
D and R codes explained: disposal and recovery codes for waste
What D1 to D15 and R1 to R13 mean, interim codes such as R13 and D15, and where UK waste sites must enter a disposal or recovery code on notes and returns.
Waste carrier licence costs: registration fees across the UK
What waste carrier, broker and dealer registration costs in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, how long it lasts and how to renew it on time.
What to look for in digital waste tracking software
A practical checklist for choosing software to report waste to Defra's digital waste tracking service: what it must do, what helps, and what to ask.
Digital waste tracking timeline: every date, by nation
Every digital waste tracking date for receivers, carriers, brokers and dealers in each UK nation, marked in force, in law, announced or planned, with sources.
UK waste carrier registrations: the figures, by nation
How many waste carriers, brokers and dealers are registered in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, by tier and type, and how many renewals are due each month.
Glossary of UK waste terms
Plain-English definitions of the terms in UK waste paperwork and reporting, from API code to WM3, each linked to the guide that explains it and the official source.