The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026

SCHEDULE 1 Specified information

Regulations 4 and 8 PART 1 Interpretation 1 For the purposes of this Schedule— “the 2011 Regulations” mean the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011; “the 2018 Regulations” mean the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018; “the POPs Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants; “waste code” in relation to controlled waste of a particular description means the six digit code given to that description in the waste list; “the waste list” means the list of waste contained in the Annex to the List of Wastes Decision; “List of Wastes Decision” means Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. PART 2 Specified information The operator of a permitted facility 2 (1) The operator of the permitted facility’s— (a) name; (b) (if available) email and telephone number; (c) environmental permit number for the permitted facility; and (d) deployment reference number, if— (i) the permitted facility is a mobile plant; and (ii) a condition of the environmental permit for the mobile plant requires the deployment of that plant to be approved by the Agency. (2) In this paragraph— (a) “environmental permit number” means the unique number on the environmental permit granted to the operator of a permitted facility under the 2016 Regulations; and (b) “deployment reference number” means the unique number given in the approval for the deployment of a mobile plant under the 2016 Regulations. The permitted facility 3 The address of the permitted facility and, if a mobile plant, the address given in the approval referred to in paragraph 2(1)(d) as the deployment site. 4 The date and time the controlled waste was received at the permitted facility. The transporter of the waste 5 The name of the person who transported the controlled waste to the permitted facility. 6 (1) In relation to the person named under paragraph 5— (a) (if available) their address, telephone and email number; and (b) their— (i) carrier registration number; or (ii) transporter authorisation number. (2) In this Part— (a) “carrier registration number” means the unique number on the certificate of registration issued to a person registered as a carrier of controlled waste under the 2011 Regulations; (b) “transporter authorisation number” means the unique number on a registration granted or transferred to a person under the 2018 Regulations that authorises the collection and transport of controlled waste on a professional basis. 7 If the person who transports the controlled waste has no carrier registration number or no transporter authorisation number, the reason why. 8 If the transported waste is hazardous controlled waste, the code for the consignment note that travelled with the waste or, if there is no consignment note, the reason why. The broker or dealer 9 (1) Where arrangements for the transportation of the controlled waste to the permitted facility are made by a person (“X”) on behalf of another person— (a) the name and address of X and (if available) X’s email and telephone number; (b) X’s— (i) broker or dealer registration number; or (ii) broker or dealer authorisation number. (2) In this paragraph— (a) “broker or dealer registration number” means the number associated with the registration issued to a person registered as a broker or a dealer of controlled waste under the 2011 Regulations; (b) “broker or dealer authorisation number” means the number associated with the authorisation issued to a person authorised to act as a broker or a dealer under the 2018 Regulations. Mode of transport 10 The mode(s) of transport by which the controlled waste was transported (for example, road, rail, sea, air, inland waterway or pipe). 11 If road is a mode of transport recorded under paragraph 10, the vehicle registration number for each vehicle used. Description of the waste 12 A description of the controlled waste. Waste codes 13 The waste code(s) for the controlled waste. 14 (1) For each waste code recorded under paragraph 13— (a) the total weight of controlled waste recorded under that waste code, including— (i) the unit of measurement used; and (ii) if the weight is estimated or actual; (b) the D code or the R code (or both) for the waste operation that is to be applied to the controlled waste recorded under that waste code; (c) the weight of controlled waste the D code or the R code is applied to, including— (i) the unit of measurement used; and (ii) whether the weight is estimated or actual; and (d) the type and number of containers used to contain the controlled waste recorded under that waste code. (2) In this paragraph— (a) “D code” means the code listed in numerical order in Annex 1 to the Waste Framework Directive that describes the waste operation to be applied to controlled waste; (b) “R code” means the code listed in numerical order in Annex 2 to the Waste Framework Directive that describes the waste operation to be applied to controlled waste. Hazardous properties 15 (1) This paragraph applies if the controlled waste— (a) has one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex 3 to the Waste Framework Directive; or (b) contains one or more of the following substances, which are listed in the first column of the table in Annex 4 to the POPs Regulation, in concentration limits that exceed the concentration limits specified for those substances in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of the table— (i) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF); (ii) DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane); (iii) chlordane; (iv) hexachlorocyclohexanes (including lindane); (v) dieldrin; (vi) endrin; (vii) heptachlor; (viii) hexachlorobenzene; (ix) chlordecone; (x) aldrin; (xi) pentachlorobenzene; (xii) mirex; (xiii) toxaphene; (xiv) hexabromobiphenyl; (xv) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). (2) Where the controlled waste falls within— (a) paragraph (1)(a), state— (i) the HP code(s) for the waste; and (ii) the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each hazardous property to which each HP code corresponds; (b) paragraph (1)(b), state— (i) the letters “POP”; and (ii) the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each substance falling within paragraph (1)(b); (3) If unable to state any of the following, the reason why— (a) HP code; (b) the letters “POP”; or (c) the chemical or biological components and concentration values. (4) In this paragraph, “HP code” means a code from the list (HP 1 to HP 15) in Annex 3 of the Waste Framework Directive that describes hazardous properties in waste. Persistent organic pollutants 16 (1) If the controlled waste contains any of the substances listed in Annex 4 to the POPs Regulation, the name of the substance and concentration (whether or not already recorded for the purposes of paragraph 15). (2) If the name of the substance and concentration is not stated, the reason why. Physical form of the waste 17 The physical form that best describes the controlled waste— (a) gas; (b) liquid; (c) solid; (d) powder; (e) sludge; or (f) mixed. Handling 18 Any special handling requirements for the controlled waste, where applicable.