digitalEWC replaces the paper hazardous waste consignment note with one live record. Each party completes their part, DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking is built in, and every movement — hazardous or not — is audit-ready.
The paper consignment note gets passed by hand and re-keyed at every stop. digitalEWC keeps a single record — each party opens it, completes their part, and signs, in order, on any device.
The person who owns the waste until it's disposed of — the local authority, site owner or business it came from.
The contractor preparing the waste for collection. Opens the note, describes the waste by EWC code, and notifies the movement.
Collects and transports the waste — fleet checked against DVLA. Signs the carrier's certificate; the consignor certifies the handover.
Sorts, segregates and readies the waste for disposal, recycling or end-of-waste — and can add detail for the disposal site.
The landfill, EfW or recovery site that receives the waste. Confirms receipt against each EWC code and closes the note.
Everything the note needs, and the compliance around it — for hazardous and non-hazardous waste alike.
Hazardous and non-hazardous, classified by EWC code. Consignment notes for hazardous loads, transfer notes for the rest.
any EWC · haz & non-hazEvery movement is submitted to DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking automatically, and the returned Waste Tracking ID is stored on the record.
Digital Waste TrackingOrganisations checked through the DWP portal and carrier vehicles validated against DVLA — so the note is right before it starts.
DWP · DVLA checksYour team works across the account by role; external carriers and subcontractors are walled into the single project they're added to.
org & project scopedMobile-first and offline-ready. Capture at the weighbridge, sign on glass, and sync when you're back in signal.
offline · signaturesEvery part, timestamp and signature is kept immutably — one export for an EA inspection, nothing to reconstruct.
immutable A–E trailDEFRA Digital Waste Tracking becomes mandatory for waste receiving sites from October 2026, replacing paper waste transfer and consignment notes. digitalEWC is built around it — so you're not retrofitting compliance, you're starting with it.
Request access and we'll set your organisation up — your first tracked movement can be signed on site the same week.
Or email [email protected] — we'll be in touch within a working day.