Do you need your weighbridge connected to report receipts of waste?
No. The regulations require the site to report the quantity received; they do not require the weighbridge to be connected to anything. Type the weight from the ticket, or upload the export your weighbridge software already produces. A live integration is a convenience for high-volume sites, not a condition of compliance.
What the rules ask for
The receipt of waste must state the quantity of waste received, with the other details of the load. How the number gets from the weighbridge display to the receipt is the site's business. A typed figure from the ticket is as valid as an automated feed, provided it is the figure that was weighed.
Three levels, and which one you need
| Level | How it works | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Typed | Read the ticket, type the weight and reference into the app. | Sites without weighbridge software, sites weighing on a public bridge, sites doing tens of loads a day. |
| Export | Your weighbridge software already exports CSV. Upload it; the software checks every row and files the ones that pass, telling you which did not and why. | Sites with weighbridge software and a daily routine. |
| Connected | Tickets flow to the filing software as they are printed. | High-volume sites. Worth the project when the typing itself is the bottleneck. |
Why "no integration" is often the safer start
A connected weighbridge files whatever the weighbridge sends. If the ticket carried a wrong code or a rounded-up weight, the wrong record goes to Defra at machine speed and counts against your permit. A typed or uploaded receipt passes through the checks — code against description, weight against container, carrier against register — before it is sent, and a person can be asked to approve it. Speed is not the first problem for most sites; correctness is.
What is on the ticket already
Almost every weighbridge ticket carries the vehicle registration, gross, tare and net weights, a ticket reference and the date. What it often does not carry is the carrier's registration number and the EWC code — those live on the transfer note. The receipt needs both halves. Get the office used to keeping the two together.
Photograph the ticket — coming
Waste48 is developing a route where the site photographs the printed ticket and the weight, reference and date are read into the receipt for the operator to confirm before anything is saved. It is in development and not yet available; the typed and export routes are available today.
Volume figures
Some loads are received by volume, not weight — a skip described as eight yards, a bulk bag. The receipt can carry a volume where that is how the site measures. What matters is that the record says what was measured, and that the site does not file a weight it did not take.
Questions sites ask
Is a typed weight acceptable on a receipt of waste?
Yes. The receipt must state the quantity received. Whether it was typed from the ticket or fed automatically does not change its validity.
Can I upload my weighbridge software's CSV export?
Yes. Software on Defra's list can take the export, check each row and file the ones that pass, reporting the rest with reasons.
What if I weigh on a public weighbridge?
Use the ticket the public weighbridge issues. Record its reference on the receipt so the weight is traceable.
Does a connected weighbridge make a site more compliant?
No. It makes filing faster. Whether the record is right depends on what is checked before it is sent.