WasteBolt Bridge: Automatic Weighbridge CSV Import for UK Waste Sites

What Is WasteBolt Bridge?

WasteBolt Bridge is a lightweight Windows desktop application that sits on your yard office computer and watches for new CSV files exported by your weighbridge software. When a new export appears, Bridge picks it up automatically and imports the movement data into WasteBolt as staged records ready to become WTNs — no manual upload, no double entry, no one remembering to do it.

It is the fully automated version of WasteBolt's CSV import workflow. Where the manual Import Hub requires someone to upload a file, map the columns, and approve the batch, WasteBolt Bridge handles all of that in the background, without any human intervention after the initial setup.

For high-throughput transfer stations and recyclers running weighbridge software that exports CSV — Globeweigh, Avery Weigh-Tronix, Mettler Toledo, Rice Lake, or any custom system — WasteBolt Bridge turns a daily manual task into a zero-touch background process.

How It Works

1. Weighbridge software exports a CSV — Your existing weighbridge software produces a CSV export of movements. WasteBolt Bridge monitors the folder where these files appear.

2. Bridge detects the new file — Bridge runs continuously in the background. When it detects a new CSV, it picks it up within seconds.

3. Column mapping applied automatically — You set up a column mapping once in WasteBolt — which column is vehicle reg, which is gross weight, which is ticket ID. Bridge applies it to every subsequent file.

4. Import Templates match each load — WasteBolt's Import Templates auto-fill producer, carrier, consignee, and EWC code for each matching load. No manual data entry per movement.

5. Records staged for review — Matched records land in Import Review ready to process. One click converts them to WTNs. Unmatched records surface as Needs Attention.

6. Files moved automatically — Bridge moves each CSV to Processed/ after a successful run, or Failed/ if something went wrong.

Compatible Weighbridge Systems

Works with any system that exports CSV: Globeweigh, Avery Weigh-Tronix, Mettler Toledo, Rice Lake, and any custom format.

Getting Started

Download WasteBolt Bridge, install on your yard office Windows PC, log in with your WasteBolt credentials, set your watch folder, and Bridge handles the rest. Setup takes around 10 minutes.