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Deployment Options
- Web Browser (Cloud - Based)
Good Option For
- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
Deep dive
Core Features
Wasters is built around the UK's transition from paper-based waste documentation to continuous digital waste tracking. The company frames the DEFRA mandate as a shift from an "isolated paper trail" to a "connected digital network", with compliance becoming an ongoing operational activity rather than a periodic administrative task. Some of its main features are:
Digital Waste Transfer Notes – Creation, signing, storage, and retrieval of digital WTNs with electronic signatures and PDF generation.
Smart Compliance Engine – Automatic validation of EWC and SIC codes, hazardous-waste cross-referencing, and regulatory checks before records are submitted.
Direct DEFRA Integration – Integration with DEFRA's waste-tracking APIs for automated submissions and compliance with upcoming digital reporting mandates.
Licence Verification – Real-time validation of carrier and broker licences against official databases, with alerts for expired or invalid registrations.
Centralised Data Management – Unified registries for vehicles, drivers, customers, sites, permits, and exemptions to reduce duplicate administration.
Multi-Stakeholder Workflow Support – Dedicated workflows for waste producers, carriers, brokers, and receiving sites, including hazardous and non-hazardous waste operations.
Closing Insights
The emergence of Wasters coincides with one of the biggest regulatory changes facing the UK waste sector in decades: the transition to mandatory digital waste tracking. Rather than building a broad waste-management ERP platform, the company has positioned itself around this specific regulatory shift, focusing on the data exchange requirements that will connect waste producers, carriers, brokers, dealers, and receiving facilities through a common digital record. This gives the platform a narrower but more specialised focus than many traditional waste-management systems.
The platform's relevance extends across sectors that generate or handle regulated waste, including construction, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and waste-management operations. Pricing is provided on a quotation basis. For organisations preparing for the UK's Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) requirements, Wasters offers a platform centred on regulatory readiness, digital record keeping, and interoperability with the wider waste-tracking ecosystem.