Upload and download

Receiving facilities with their own tracking systems that meet the EPA’s stringent requirements can upload transport certificate (TC) data from the online waste tracking system (OWT).

Email [email protected] to obtain specifications and the approval process for TC data upload.

Uploading data

• Only receiving authorities with tracking systems approved by the EPA and a ‘create/update with consignment authorisation’ role in OWT can upload data.
• Only TC data can be uploaded.
• Only TC data for waste which can be lawfully accepted by the receiving facility can be uploaded. 
• Data must be uploaded in XML format.
• Rejected waste and TC discrepancy reports cannot be uploaded.
• Check that all TCs are correct before uploading.​ Uploaded TCs cannot be updated, edited or terminated.
• When data does not comply with specifications, the system rejects the whole upload file and displays a table of errors.  These must be fixed before the next upload attempt.
• Data must be uploaded once only. Repeated uploads will be rejected by the system. Once uploaded, data cannot be overwritten.
• Data more than 3-months-old cannot be uploaded.
• A maximum of 1000 records may be uploaded in each file.

Downloading data

• Any user (receiving facility, transporter, agent, producer) with OWT user access and a ‘create/update’ role can download their TC data: see user roles and privileges.
• Only TC data can be downloaded.  
• Data is downloaded in XML or CSV format.