Garden Waste Services

Waste Transfer Notes for Garden Waste Services

Garden clearance companies, tree surgeons, and grounds maintenance teams move large volumes of green waste, soil, and stumps. Every load you remove from a customer site needs a waste transfer note. QWTN makes it easy to stay legal.

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Built for Garden Waste

  • Works on Your Phone. Create a WTN at the customer’s garden, before you drive to the tip. Under a minute.
  • EWC Code Lookup. Search for "garden waste", "soil", or "tree stumps" and get the right code instantly.
  • Season Tickets. One note covers 12 months of regular grounds maintenance collections from the same client.
  • Templates for Repeat Clients. Save your regular customers and waste types. Fill a note in seconds on the next visit.
  • Carrier Verification. Prove your carrier licence is valid and verify any third-party carriers you use.
  • 2-Year Cloud Storage. Every note stored securely. No paper filing, no risk of losing records.

The paperwork pain

The same gaps show up job after job, and most only surface when someone asks to see a note you can't find. Here's where it usually goes wrong.

01

Green waste is still controlled waste

Hedge trimmings, branches, and grass cuttings are controlled waste. If you carry it away, you need a WTN.

02

Large volumes, frequent trips

Tree surgery and clearance work generates trailer-loads of waste every day. That is a lot of notes.

03

Soil vs green waste confusion

Is it 20 02 01 or 20 02 02? Soil and green waste have different EWC codes and may go to different sites.

04

Carrier licence compliance

You need a waste carrier licence AND a waste transfer note for every load. Both are checked by the EA.

See it in action

The real app, captured from the demo, not a mock-up. Every screen here works the same in the live demo, no sign-up needed.

The driver app on a phone: the next stop, its waste and big Arrived and Navigate buttons
The driver app, in the phone's browser

Common EWC codes

The codes that come up most for garden waste services. QWTN suggests them as you type, so the right code lands on the note every time.

See all garden waste services EWC codes
  • 20 02 01Biodegradable garden and park waste
  • 20 02 02Soil and stones
  • 20 02 03Other non-biodegradable wastes
  • 02 01 03Plant-tissue waste

Codes marked * are hazardous and need a hazardous waste consignment note, not a WTN.

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Garden Waste Services: common questions

Is garden waste controlled waste?
Yes. Garden waste, green waste, hedge trimmings, tree branches, grass cuttings, and soil are all controlled waste under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If you remove them from a customer site, you need a waste transfer note.
What is the difference between 20 02 01 and 20 02 02?
20 02 01 is biodegradable garden and park waste (grass, leaves, branches, hedge trimmings). 20 02 02 is soil and stones. If your load contains both, list both codes on the waste transfer note.
Do tree surgeons need waste carrier licences?
Yes. Any business that transports controlled waste needs a waste carrier licence from the Environment Agency. This includes tree surgeons, garden clearance companies, and grounds maintenance firms.

Every trailer of green waste needs a WTN. Make it take 60 seconds.

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