Hospitality & Restaurants

Waste Transfer Notes for Hospitality & Restaurants

Restaurants, pubs, and hotels produce food waste, glass, cardboard, and mixed refuse every day. Every collection by your waste carrier needs a waste transfer note. QWTN makes it painless.

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2-year cloud storage
DEFRA 2026 ready

Built for Hospitality

Season Tickets. One note covers 12 months of regular collections — perfect for weekly bin rounds.
Saved Clients. Save your waste carrier details once. Reuse them on every note.
Invoicing Integration. Link waste notes to invoices for a complete paper trail.
Recurring Waste Templates. Set up templates for each waste stream. Fill a note in seconds.
EWC Code Lookup. Find the right code for food waste, glass, or cardboard without guessing.
2-Year Cloud Storage. Every note stored securely. Ready for any EA inspection, any time.

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.

Simpler Recycling mandate confusion

New rules require separate collection of recyclables. Your WTNs need to reflect what you are actually sending.

Multiple waste streams

Food waste, glass, cardboard, cooking oil, mixed refuse — each stream needs the right EWC code.

Weekly collections add up

With 2-3 collections per week, paper notes pile up fast. Who is filing them?

Audit trail missing

When the EA asks for your records, scrambling through a drawer of crumpled notes is not a good look.

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 transfer note editor: waste, transferor and transferee sections beside a checklist of every legally required item — The live demo, with example data. Try the live demo

Common EWC codes

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

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20 01 08Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
20 01 01Paper and cardboard
20 01 02Glass
20 03 01Mixed municipal waste

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

One-off notes are free. Plans when you need more

Create a single note with no account at all. When you want notes stored, signed and shared with a team, pick the plan that fits the size of your operation.

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Hospitality & Restaurants: common questions

Do restaurants need waste transfer notes?

Yes. Every collection of commercial waste from a restaurant, pub, hotel, or café needs a waste transfer note. This includes food waste, glass, cardboard, and mixed refuse.

What is the Simpler Recycling mandate?

From 31 March 2025, businesses in England must separate recyclable waste into specific streams (paper/card, plastics, metals, glass, food waste). Your waste transfer notes need to reflect the actual waste streams being collected.

Can a season ticket cover weekly bin collections?

Yes. A season ticket WTN covers up to 12 months of regular collections of the same waste type between the same transferor and carrier. Ideal for weekly bin rounds at restaurants and pubs.

Simpler Recycling is here. Get your waste notes sorted.

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