UK Digital Waste Tracking: Regulations, Compliance & Insights
Stay informed on the transition to the UK Digital Waste Tracking Service (DWTS). In-depth regulatory analyses, guides, and strategic insights.
EWC Codes Explained: A Practical Guide to UK Waste Classification (and Why They Matter More Under Digital Tracking)
Every Waste Transfer Note issued in the UK carries one small piece of data that does an outsized amount of legal work: the EWC code. Under DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking service, accuracy moves from a paperwork habit to an operational dependency.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
The Looming Waste Tech Bottleneck: Why Site Connectivity Just Became Mission-Critical
For years, waste receiving sites had a straightforward approach to IT infrastructure: local resilience was king. The upcoming DEFRA DWT mandate changes the game entirely.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
We need to talk about the fear-mongering currently happening in our sector.
In recent conversations with waste operators and compliance managers, the anxiety surrounding DEFRA’s October 2026 digital waste tracking mandate is palpable. And honestly? It’s completely understandable.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
The October 2026 DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking deadline is forcing software decisions that were probably overdue anyway.
Most receiving sites we speak to fall into one of three categories. Which one are you? Learn how to navigate the upcoming Section 58 mandate.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
Digital Waste Tracking Is Coming. Has Anyone Told the Driver?
It's about the people who've been doing this job on paper for twenty years.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
The Rest of the World Is Going Digital on Waste. Here's What They're Getting Wrong.
The EU and Australia have both been grappling with digital waste tracking for years. What they've learned tells us what the next twelve months should and shouldn't look like.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
Digital Waste Tracking Is Coming in October. Do You Want to Comply — or Compete?
You've been through this before and you know how it goes — most people leave it too late.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
Let's clarify what a "waste receiving site" actually means.
You might be one and not know it.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
Not all "digital" is created equal — and the waste industry is about to find that out the hard way.
Defra's digital waste tracking mandate is creating an urgent need for a new wave of digital waste tracking solutions for the UK waste industry.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters
Most people in the waste industry are talking about October 2026 as a systems problem. Install new software. Job done.
But after working closely with our pilot customers at Wasters, I can tell you the real problem is much more fundamental — it's a data problem.
Mal Rigoli
Co-Founder, Wasters