UK waste compliance,
one API call away
Verify waste carriers, classify waste into EWC codes with AI, and generate digital Waste Transfer Notes. The compliance data layer upstream of DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking service. Free tier available.
Core Infrastructure
Carrier Verification
Check any waste carrier’s registration against the Environment Agency public register in real time. Search by registration number, business name, or postcode. Returns registration status, tier, expiry date, and compliance flags. Results cached for 24 hours.
GET /v1/verify-carrierEWC Classification
Describe your waste in plain English and get back the correct European Waste Catalogue code. AI-powered classification across all 650 EWC codes with confidence scoring and hazardous waste detection. Includes reasoning for audit trails. Flags hazardous codes and consignment note requirements automatically.
POST /v1/classify-wasteDigital Waste Transfer Notes
Generate fully structured, compliance-checked digital WTNs in a single API call. Carrier verification and waste classification run automatically in the background. Each WTN gets a unique reference and is stored for retrieval. Includes a duty of care checklist confirming all legal requirements are met.
POST /v1/generate-wtnTry it in seconds
curl -X POST https://api.wastecheck.co.uk/v1/verify-carrier \ -H "Authorization: Bearer wc_live_your_key" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"registration_number": "CBDU217016"}'
{
"status": "valid",
"registrations": [{
"registration_number": "CBDU217016",
"business_name": "ACME WASTE SERVICES LTD",
"tier": "upper",
"status": "valid",
"expiry_date": "2027-01-15",
"days_until_expiry": 298
}]
}Built for teams that handle waste compliance at scale
Waste management software platforms
You’re building waste management tools and your users need carrier verification, EWC classification, or digital WTNs. Already integrating with DEFRA’s Receipt of Waste API? WasteCheck generates the EWC codes and carrier data you need to submit. It’s your compliance backend.
Facilities management companies
You manage waste across dozens of sites and spend hours on manual EA register checks and paper WTNs. WasteCheck handles it in milliseconds.
Multi-site businesses
Retail chains, hospitality groups, property portfolios. Every site produces waste, every transfer needs a WTN. WasteCheck makes compliance automatic.
Environmental consultancies
You advise clients on waste compliance and currently do manual register lookups. WasteCheck lets you verify carriers and classify waste instantly.
Digital waste tracking is coming
DEFRA is mandating digital waste tracking across the UK in two phases. Waste receiving sites must report every incoming load to DEFRA's Receipt of Waste API from October 2026. Waste collectors follow from October 2027. Paper Waste Transfer Notes are on the way out.
DEFRA's system accepts data — it doesn't verify carriers, classify waste, or generate documents. WasteCheck produces the structured compliance data that DEFRA's API requires as input. Integrate now, so you're not scrambling later.