No more waste paperwork.
Booked to DEFRA, all digital.
No more waste paperwork.
All digital, filed with DEFRA.
Consigns runs the whole waste movement for you. Book the job, the driver signs on site, the receiving site signs it off, and the receipt files with DEFRA. No demo call. Most teams are set up in as little as 2 minutes.
Free for 14 days · cancel anytime · 2-minute setup is with your DEFRA key to hand. No key yet? Add it later.
Listed on GOV.UK as a connected Digital Waste Tracking providerOne system for every waste movement
Hazardous or not, across all four UK nations. Consignment notes, waste transfer notes and DEFRA tracking, with a mobile app for the road.
- Hazardous waste HWCN · SEPA · NIEA The official consignment note. All five parts, signed and certified.
- Non-hazardous waste WTN Waste transfer notes for duty of care, on the same digital flow.
- DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking Connected to the live service. Receipts filed for you, no double entry.
- Mobile app For drivers and receiving sites. Works offline, captures signatures on site.
HWCN01 for England and Wales, waste transfer notes for non-hazardous loads, and SEPA special waste notes for Scotland. Northern Ireland is on the way. See a full completed note (PDF)
Which one is you?
Consigns works the same way whoever moves the waste. Pick your side and see how it fits.
Carriers
Book jobs, send them to drivers, and capture signatures and photos on site. Hand the customer a signed note. Works offline in the cab.
For carriersReceiving sites
See what is booked in, check what actually turns up, accept or reject the load, and file the DEFRA receipt without typing it again.
For receiving sitesCarrier and site
Keep the collection, the signatures, the receipt and the DEFRA submission on one movement, not three separate systems.
See the full flowGroups
Keep each company, permit and registration separate, with oversight across the group and controlled handovers between them.
For groupsThe form is from 2005.
Your process does not need to be.
Form HWCN01 has five parts, carbon copies, and a signature collected in the rain. The same details typed out five times. A filing cabinet nobody can search when the regulator calls.
Consigns keeps the legal form exactly the same, and takes away the paper around it.
How it works
Four steps. One record. No paper.
The job gets booked
From a customer request form, an office booking, or a repeat schedule. The waste is described, and the job lands on your board.
Your team assigns it
Move it through the jobs board: draft, confirmed, assigned. Pick a driver and check the details before it goes out.
The driver collects and signs
The customer signs on screen. It works offline, and the signed note is saved and emailed to the right people.
The site receives it, DEFRA gets the receipt
The receiving site checks what actually arrived, accepts or rejects the load, and the receipt is filed to DEFRA. The whole movement sits on one record.
From 1 October 2026, sites that take in waste must report every load to DEFRA digitally.
Consigns already files those receipts, straight from the job. We are named on the government's list of connected software providers, so you can check the integration is real before you sign up.
“Consigns turns a manual paper process into something that mostly happens automatically. Jobs are booked, signed, emailed and stored without staff chasing every step. With the new DEFRA rules coming in, it gives us a clearer audit trail and a practical way to stay ready without more admin staff.”
Pricing
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. No demo call. Cancel before it ends and you pay nothing.
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FAQ
Is this legally compliant?
Yes. The PDF we make is a true copy of the official HWCN01 consignment note, as set by the Environment Agency under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005. All five parts (A to E) are there, with the right fields, layout, and certification wording.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Driver jobs, signatures and completions are saved on the device when there is no signal, then sent when the connection returns.
What about the Environment Agency's digital waste tracking programme?
Consigns plugs straight into DEFRA's Receipt of Waste API, the live service behind the Environment Agency's national Digital Waste Tracking programme. New accounts start in practice mode, so your team can learn safely. Once your business finishes DEFRA's waste-receiver registration and you add your API key, you can send to the live register.
Do I need to change my website?
No. The customer request form drops into any site: WordPress, Squarespace, plain HTML, anything. Your current site stays exactly as it is.
How long should you keep a hazardous waste consignment note?
The producer keeps a hazardous waste consignment note for at least three years, and the receiving site keeps it for five. Waste transfer notes for non-hazardous waste must be kept for two years. Consigns stores them all for you, searchable, for the full legal period, and Enterprise plans add extended retention.
Can I do waste transfer notes as well as consignment notes?
Yes. Hazardous loads use the HWCN01 consignment note. Non-hazardous loads use a waste transfer note for duty of care. Consigns makes both digitally from the same job, so every movement is covered, not just hazardous waste.
Does Consigns work across the UK?
Yes. Consigns covers all four UK nations: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, each with its own regulator (the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA and the NIEA).
Can I import existing consignment data?
Enterprise plans include assisted data migration. Contact us for details.
Do I still need paper consignment notes?
No. The record can be paper or digital, both are legal, and Consigns makes the digital one. The type of record depends on the load: hazardous waste needs a consignment note, non-hazardous waste needs a waste transfer note. Digital waste tracking is a separate new step, and Consigns is ready for it.
Is digital waste tracking mandatory in the UK?
Yes, but in stages. Sites that take in waste must use it from October 2026. Carriers, brokers and dealers follow from October 2027, with early access from late 2026. It does not replace consignment notes. You still need those, and Consigns does both.
What is HWCN01?
HWCN01 is the official hazardous waste consignment note form from the Environment Agency. It is the legally required document for every move of hazardous waste in England and Wales. It has five parts: notification details, waste description, carrier certificate, consignor certificate, and consignee certificate. Consigns makes this form digitally from the details on the job.
How quickly can I get set up?
You can start the same day. Sign up, enter your company details, draw your authorised signature, and create your first job. Every plan begins with a 14-day free trial.
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