Filed as you work
Receipts go to DEFRA as the job completes, not in a late evening admin session.
Live with DEFRA's service
Digital waste tracking software, connected to DEFRA
Consigns files every waste movement into DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service for you. It sends straight to the live system as a job completes, so a receipt is filed the moment a load lands, with no second system to key into.
Want the rules, not the software? Read the digital waste tracking guide.
Connected to DEFRA, not just compliant on paper
The hard part is not knowing the rules. It is filing every movement into the government system without doubling your admin. Consigns is switched on with DEFRA's live system, checked and cleared.
No re-keying
The record is built from the job you already entered, so there is less typing and fewer mistakes.
Practise first
Your team can work on a safe test connection before anything reaches the live register.
Tracking does not replace your consignment notes. You still fill one in and keep it for every hazardous load. Digital waste tracking sits on top of that, and good software handles both so you are not running two systems side by side.
Ready before your deadline
Digital waste tracking is being phased in. The service is live now and the first deadline is close. Set up in calm time, not in a rush.
- Live now
DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service is running. Consigns is connected and cleared to file to it today.
- 1 October 2026
Receiving sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must record the waste they take in.
- 1 January 2027
Scotland's receiving sites follow.
- 1 October 2027
Waste carriers, brokers and dealers must record every movement. Early access from late 2026.
We covered it in our news piece on digital waste tracking going live.
What good waste tracking software does
Filing to DEFRA is one piece. The software that earns its place does the whole job, not just the new bit.
Files your receipts
Receipts go to the Digital Waste Tracking Service automatically, as the job completes. No second system to key into.
Makes the note too
It builds your digital consignment notes at the same time, so one job covers both duties.
Works in the field
Runs on a phone and captures signatures even where there is no signal, then syncs when it returns.
Stores every record
Keeps every movement for the full retention period, searchable and ready for an inspection.
Practise first
Your team can work on a safe test connection before anything reaches the live register, so day one is calm.
One platform
Part of a wider hazardous waste management platform, not a bolt-on for the new rule.
Get set up while there is no rush
Every plan starts with a free 14-day trial. Connect to the test system, make real notes, and see it file before you are charged. The easiest time to switch is now, before the deadline is on top of you.
Free for 14 days. Cancel any time before it renews.