Every site on this list holds an environmental permit for a waste operation. If it takes waste in, it is in Phase 1 of digital waste tracking, which started on 1 October 2026 in England and Wales. Household waste that local residents bring to a council tip is left out.
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The most common here: 9 Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station, 7 Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler), 6 Mining Waste Operations and 5 Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste. What the rules say, with a source for each point.
Taken from the Environment Agency public register. Being listed means a permit was granted - it does not settle whether digital waste tracking applies to you. Sites that receive waste are in Phase 1, which started on 1 October 2026; Defra confirm it on 03000 203 781.
| Operator | Permit | Where | Site type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOBREAK (COLCHESTER) LIMITED | FB3639AE | Essex CO7 8HR | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Anglian Water Services Limited | JB3506HE | Harwich CO10 5HQ | Physical and Chemical Treatment Facility |
| BENTLEY SALVAGE LIMITED | EB3303GQ | Essex CO7 8FD | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| BRETT AGGREGATES LIMITED | CB3703RZ | Essex CO7 0SB | Mining Waste Operations |
| BRETT AGGREGATES LIMITED | GP3024SE | Colchester CO7 7HW | Mining Waste Operations |
| BRETT AGGREGATES LIMITED | FB3431AR | Essex CO7 8BB | Mining Waste Operations |
| COUNTY SKIPS LIMITED | DB3008UV | Essex CO13 0JU | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| Private individual | JP3698NV | Essex | Transfer station taking non-biodegradable wastes |
| Private individual | EB3700HS | Essex | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| EASTERN WASTE DISPOSAL LIMITED | VP3495VS | Essex CO15 4XA | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| EASTERN WASTE DISPOSAL LIMITED | NP3094NP | Essex CO7 0SD | Hazardous Waste Transfer Station |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3101HQ | Essex CO12 3TA | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3105LF | Essex CO7 7SL | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3101UC | Essex CO11 1UW | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3101KS | Essex CO13 0EH | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3109XG | Essex CO16 8HN | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | LB3100UH | Essex CO16 7AD | Household waste amenity site taking hazardous waste |
| Private individual | JB3930RP | Essex | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Private individual | NP3598NA | Essex | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Private individual | MP3094NQ | Essex | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| JOHN WHITING LIMITED | GP3894NT | Essex CO7 7DE | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| KSS AUTOS LTD | WE8658AA | Clacton on Sea CO15 4LP | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| Private individual | FB3702KH | Essex | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| NATIONWIDE METAL RECYCLING LIMITED | UP3698EA | Essex CO7 7RU | Metal Recycling Site (vehicle dismantler) |
| NATIONWIDE METAL RECYCLING LIMITED | JB3900UP | Essex CO7 7RU | Materials Recycling Facility |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | BB3906CH | Essex CO12 4SS | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| OLIVER'S WHARF LIMITED | CB3901SW | Essex CO7 0AR | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| Private individual | GP3794NG | Essex | End of Life Vehicles <2500 tonne per year |
| RECYCLED IN ARDLEIGH LIMITED | PP3935CU | Essex CO7 7RU | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Landfill |
| SHOTLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED | MP3699NY | Essex CO7 7RU | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | KB3907CY | Tendring District CO7 0SB | Mining Waste Operations |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | JB3506SS | Essex CO7 7RU | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | GB3106SE | Essex CO7 7QR | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | FB3801KH | Essex CO7 7RU | Mining Waste Operations |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | KB3906XV | Essex CO7 0SB | L05: Landfill Directive Compliant Inert Landfill |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | NP3993VP | Essex CO7 7QR | Mining Waste Operations |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | GB3808FD | Essex CO7 7RU | Non-hazardous waste physical treatment facility |
| TICKS HAULAGE LIMITED | XP3798EQ | Essex CO11 1UP | WEEE Treatment Site |
| Tarmac Aggregates Limited | FP3194LV | Essex CO7 9JY | L05: Landfill Directive Compliant Inert Landfill |
| Tarmac Trading Limited | KB3909FM | Alresford CO7 8DB | Deposit of waste to land as a recovery operation |
| VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED | HP3999NJ | Essex CO15 4TL | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
| WRIGHT SKIPS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED | KB3808KU | Colchester C07 8HD | Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station |
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