Run the whole waste movement in one place.
Booking, signatures, receipt, DEFRA.
Consignment notes, waste transfer notes and DEFRA receipt reporting on a single job. Book it, send it to the driver, capture signatures and photos on site, receive the load, and file the receipt. No paper. No re-keying. No last-minute record hunt.
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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.
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.
A driver finishes a job.
The customer signs on screen.
The note saves on the spot, then sends itself.
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.
Designed for people who have actual work to do
Consignment note software your team can pick up in minutes. No training manual needed.
Signatures like signing for a DPD parcel
Your customer signs on screen, like they would for a delivery. No clipboard, no carbon paper, no chasing. The signature goes straight into the official consignment note PDF.
Set up in under two minutes
Sign up, enter your company details, and draw your authorised signature. Your first job can be ready the same day. No implementation project. No IT department.
The official form, ready as a PDF
Every completed job produces the Environment Agency's HWCN01 form with all five parts filled in, signatures embedded, and a PDF sent to everyone who needs it. Less re-keying. Fewer missed fields. No filing cabinets.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
The consignment note software features waste carriers actually use. Built around the HWCN01 form, not bolted on.
Digital HWCN01 PDFs
Matches the official Environment Agency form. Parts A to E are filled in, signatures are embedded, and the finished PDF is sent to the right people.
Driver portal that works offline
Drivers can view jobs, capture signatures, and complete collections even with no signal. The device saves the work and sends it when the connection returns.
On-screen signatures
Customers sign directly on the driver's device. Touch-optimised, works on any screen size. The signature is embedded into the official consignment note PDF.
Jobs board
Board, list, and calendar views for the same jobs. Filter by status, search by customer, reference, postcode, waste type, or driver, and edit job details before they are locked.
Driver management
Create driver accounts, assign jobs, and see who is carrying what. Drivers get an email when new jobs are assigned.
Customer request form
Add a booking form to your website. Customers submit collection requests, and they land on your jobs board as drafts ready for review.
Status emails
Customers, drivers, and your ops team get the right updates at the right stage. Completed consignment note PDFs are emailed to the relevant people.
Records kept for the full legal period
Every note is stored and searchable for as long as the law requires: three years for a producer's hazardous consignment note, five for the receiving site, two for a waste transfer note. Quick to find when an inspector asks, with longer retention where a permit or contract needs it.
A proper field app, not a dashboard on a phone
Consigns Companion is a real app for drivers and receiving-site teams. It keeps working when the signal does not.
Built for the cab and the gate
Drivers see today's jobs, collect, and capture signatures and photos on site. Receiving-site teams accept or reject loads and sign off what arrives. Saved work queues up with no signal and sends itself when the connection returns, and the signed note can be produced on the device.
See the Companion appThis isn't optional.
Waste paperwork is a legal duty, not a nicety. Missing or incomplete records can bring enforcement action, fines, and real trouble proving you met your duty of care. Consigns keeps every movement complete, searchable, and ready to show the moment you are asked.
The government is making digital waste tracking the law, in stages. Teams that start early get more time to get it right.
Every part of the HWCN01 consignment note: captured, signed, certified.
Already wired into the national waste tracking service.
Consigns links straight to DEFRA's Receipt of Waste API, the live system behind the national Digital Waste Tracking Service. It is now live, and Consigns is already connected, so you can be ready well before it becomes mandatory. We are named on the government's own list of compatible software providers, so you can confirm the integration is real, not just a claim.
Listed on GOV.UK as a connected providerSubmitted electronically
When a load is received, the receipt is filed to the Environment Agency's national tracking system for you. No separate portal, no re-keying, no spreadsheet.
Ready for the new rules
Digital waste tracking is becoming law in stages. Sites that take in waste must use it from October 2026. Carriers, brokers and dealers follow from October 2027. Consigns is already linked to DEFRA's live system, so you will be ready in time.
Try it safely first
Every account starts in practice mode. Your team can learn the DEFRA flow, but nothing reaches the live register until your organisation is registered with DEFRA and you switch it on.
No signal? It still works.
Drivers spend the day in yards, lay-bys and plant rooms where the signal drops. Consigns keeps going. Jobs, signatures and quantities are saved on the phone, then sent the moment the connection comes back.
- Collect and sign with no bars showing
- Everything is saved safely on the device
- It syncs by itself when signal returns
“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
Priced on the paperwork you actually process. The full platform covers hazardous and non-hazardous waste together. If you only move non-hazardous waste, the WTN-only plans cost less and do just that. No demo to sit through and no sales call. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.
Full platform
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste, end to end. The annual toggle applies here.
Starter
For small waste teams that need the full compliance platform without the bigger-team add-ons.
- 100 completed jobs/month
- Hazardous and non-hazardous waste
- 3 admins, 5 drivers, 3 receiving-site users
- DEFRA monitor and submissions
- Reports, exports and customer request portal
- 37-month searchable archive
Growth
For active waste carriers that need carrier handovers, an API and more room to scale.
For teams replacing paper admin across regular collections.
- Everything in Starter
- 500 completed jobs/month
- 10 admins, 15 drivers, 10 receiving-site users
- Carrier handovers (linked movements)
- Basic API and webhooks
Business
For larger waste teams with high volumes, unlimited users, white-label and full API.
White-label, full API and multi-site for the whole group.
- Everything in Growth
- 2000 completed jobs/month
- Unlimited users
- White-label PDFs and portal
- Full API and webhooks
- Multi-site (up to 10) and group console
- Assisted onboarding session
Enterprise
For larger carriers, groups, broker networks, and regulated multi-site operations.
- Everything in Business
- Contracted users, sites, and volume
- Write integrations and SSO/SAML
- Assisted migration and training
- Named account manager
- Invoice billing and procurement support
WTN-only
Non-hazardous waste transfer notes, and nothing you do not need. Billed monthly, no annual tie-in. Upgrade to a full plan any time to add hazardous waste.
WTN Pro
For teams that only move non-hazardous waste and need proper digital transfer notes.
- Non-hazardous waste transfer notes only
- 100 movements/month
- 1 admin, 1 driver, 1 receiving-site user
- Reports, exports and customer portal
- 37-month searchable archive
WTN Pro+
More movements and more seats for a busier non-hazardous operation.
Everything in WTN Pro, with room to scale.
- Everything in WTN Pro
- 250 movements/month
- 3 admins, 3 drivers, 3 receiving-site users
Annual pricing shown by default on the full platform. WTN-only plans are billed monthly. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial. Card required, cancel anytime before it ends.
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.
Every job done right clears up real waste
For every waste movement on Consigns, we pay to pull plastic from the sea and clear fly-tipping from the British countryside. Funded by us, not by you.
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