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The Digital Waste Tracking (Wales) Regulations 2026 Part 2 — Specified information

2–1817 provisions

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In this Part— “ carrier registration number ” (“ rhif cofrestriad cludwr ”) means the unique number on the certificate of registration issued to a person registered as a carrier of controlled waste under the 2011 Regulations; “ transporter authorisation number ” (“ rhif awdurdodiad cludwr ”) means the unique number on a registration granted or transferred to a person under the 2018 Regulations, that authorises the collection and transport of controlled waste on a professional basis.

The operator of a permitted facility

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(1) The following details are required in respect of the operator— (a) name, (b) email and telephone number, (c) environmental permit number, and (d) deployment reference number, if— (i) the permitted facility is a mobile plant, and (ii) a condition of the environmental permit for the mobile plant requires the deployment of that plant to be approved by Natural Resources Wales. (2) In this paragraph— “ environmental permit number ” (“ rhif trwydded amgylcheddol ”) means the unique number on the environmental permit granted to the operator of a permitted facility under the 2016 Regulations; “ deployment reference number ” (“ rhif cyfeirnod lleoliad offer symudol ”) means the unique number given in the approval for the deployment of a mobile plant under the 2016 Regulations; “ mobile plant ” (“ offer symudol ”) has the meaning given in section 29(9) of the 1990 Act.

The permitted facility

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The address of the permitted facility and if a mobile plant, the address given in the approval referred to in paragraph 3(1)(d) as the deployment site.

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The date and time the controlled waste was received at the permitted facility.

The transporter of the waste

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The following details are required in respect of the person who transported the controlled waste to the permitted facility— (a) address, email and telephone number, and (b) carrier registration number or transporter authorisation number.

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If the person who transports the controlled waste does not have a carrier registration number or a transporter authorisation number, the reason why.

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If the transported waste is hazardous controlled waste, the code for the consignment note that travelled with the waste or, if there is no consignment note, the reason why.

The broker or dealer

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(1) Where arrangements for the transportation of the controlled waste to the permitted facility were made by a person (“ X ”) on behalf of another person (“ Y ”)— (a) the name and address of person X and that person’s email and telephone number; (b) person X’s— (i) broker or dealer registration number, or (ii) broker or dealer authorisation number. (2) In this paragraph— (a) “ broker or dealer registration number ” means the number associated with the registration issued to a person registered as a broker or a dealer of controlled waste under the 2011 Regulations; (b) “ broker or dealer authorisation number ” means the number associated with the authorisation issued to a person authorised to act as a broker or a dealer under the 2018 Regulations.

Mode of transport

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The mode of transport by which the controlled waste was transported (for example, road, rail, sea, air, inland waterway or pipe).

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If road is a mode of transport recorded under paragraph 10, the vehicle registration number for each vehicle used.

Description of the waste

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A description of the controlled waste.

Waste codes

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The relevant waste code for the controlled waste.

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(1) For each waste code recorded under paragraph 13— (a) the total weight of the controlled waste recorded under that waste code, including— (i) the unit of measurement used, and (ii) whether the weight is estimated or actual, (b) the D code or the R code (or both) for the waste operation that is to be applied to the controlled waste recorded under that waste code, (c) the weight of the controlled waste that the D code or the R code is applied to, including— (i) the unit of measurement used, and (ii) whether the weight is estimated or actual, and (d) the type and number of containers used to contain the controlled waste recorded under that waste code. (2) In this paragraph— (a) “ D code ” means the code listed in numerical order in Annex 1 (disposal operations) to the Waste Framework Directive that describes the waste operation to be applied to controlled waste; (b) “ R code ” means the code listed in numerical order in Annex 2 (recovery operations) to the Waste Framework Directive that describes the waste operation to be applied to controlled waste.

Hazardous properties

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(1) If the controlled waste— (a) has one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex 3 (properties of waste which render it hazardous) to the Waste Framework Directive, or (b) contains one or more of the following substances, which are listed in the first column of the table in Annex 4 to the POPs Regulation, in concentration limits that exceed the concentration limits specified for those substances in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of the table— (i) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF); (ii) DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane); (iii) chlordane; (iv) hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane; (v) dieldrin; (vi) endrin; (vii) heptachlor; (viii) hexachlorobenzene; (ix) chlordecone; (x) aldrin; (xi) pentachlorobenzene; (xii) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) (xiii) mirex; (xiv) toxaphene; (xv) hexabromobiphenyl. (2) Where the controlled waste falls within— (a) paragraph 15(1)(a)— (i) the relevant HP code for the waste, and (ii) the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each hazardous property to which each HP code corresponds; (b) paragraph 15(1)(b)— (i) the letters “ POP ”, and (ii) the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each substance falling within paragraph (1)(b). (3) If unable to provide any of the following, the reason why— (a) the HP code, (b) the letters “ POP ”, or (c) the chemical or biological components and concentration values. (4) In this paragraph, “ HP code ” means one of the codes (HP 1 to HP 15) in Annex 3 to the Waste Framework Directive (properties of waste which render it hazardous).

Persistent organic pollutants

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(1) If the controlled waste contains any of the substances listed in Annex 4 to the POPs Regulation, the name of the substance and concentration (whether or not already recorded for the purposes of paragraph 15). (2) If the name of the substance and concentration is not provided, the reason why.

Physical form of the waste

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The physical form that best describes the controlled waste— (a) gas, (b) liquid, (c) solid, (d) powder, (e) sludge, or (f) mixed.

Handling

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Any special handling requirements for the controlled waste, where applicable.

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