DIWASS: the European digital register of waste shipments
- valeriecosse
- Feb 10
- 2 min read
Waste management and transportation are evolving rapidly under the impetus of European regulations.
DIWASS (Digital Waste Shipment System) is part of this dynamic: it is the European digital system designed to replace paper documents used to track waste shipments.
Its objective is clear: to harmonize, digitize, and secure the tracking of waste movements within the European Union and to third countries.
What exactly is DIWASS?
DIWASS is the digital platform provided for by European regulations for the paperless management of waste shipments, whether they are:
domestic
cross-border within the EU
or to/from countries outside the EU
Ultimately, notifications, annexes, and tracking documents (including Annex VII) will have to be created, transmitted, and consulted in digital form, via DIWASS or via connected systems.
The competent authorities of the Member States thus use a common language, based on standardized data that can be traced and monitored in real time.
Who is affected by DIWASS?
DIWASS affects all parties involved in waste flows:
waste transporters
collectors and logistics operators
traders and brokers
producers and recipients
companies active in cross-border flows
In other words: if you transport or manage waste beyond a purely local context, DIWASS directly affects you.
What DIWASS changes in concrete terms
The transition to digital involves much more than a simple change of medium:
the gradual phasing out of paper documents
increased requirements for data quality and consistency
easier controls for authorities
interconnection between national and European systems
For companies, the real challenge is operational:
❌ increasing manual encoding
❌ juggling between platforms
❌ risking non-compliance
DIWASS requires rigorous data structuring, directly linked to your transport operations.
The Ubidata approach: DIWASS integrated into your processes
At Ubidata, we support transport and waste management players in European digital compliance, going far beyond simple regulatory encoding.
Our added value:
integration of DIWASS into your actual operational flows
reuse of your existing transport data
consistency between national systems (OVAM, Walloon authorities, etc.) and the European framework
automation and reliability of declarations
reduction of the administrative burden on your teams
DIWASS should not become an isolated tool, but an integrated part of your IT ecosystem.
Do you want to anticipate rather than suffer?
DIWASS is a structural evolution of the European framework for waste transfers. Companies that prepare for it today gain time, security, and peace of mind.
Contact Ubidata to understand how to integrate DIWASS smoothly and compliantly:
DIWASS is European. Your solution should be too.
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