diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm
index 17a03bf7be9..85112bca3f9 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm
@@ -1201,6 +1201,9 @@ sub process_report : Private {
     my $areas = $c->stash->{all_areas_mapit};
     $report->areas( ',' . join( ',', sort keys %$areas ) . ',' );
 
+    my $cobrand_data = $c->stash->{cobrand_data} || '';
+    $report->cobrand_data($cobrand_data);
+
     if ( $report->category ) {
         my @contacts = grep { $_->category eq $report->category } @{$c->stash->{contacts}};
         unless ( @contacts ) {
@@ -1234,7 +1237,7 @@ sub process_report : Private {
 
         $report->bodies_str($body_string);
         # Record any body IDs which might have meant to match, but had no contact
-        if ($body_string ne '-1' && @{ $c->stash->{missing_details_bodies} }) {
+        if ($cobrand_data ne 'waste' && $body_string ne '-1' && @{ $c->stash->{missing_details_bodies} }) {
             my $missing = join( ',', map { $_->id } @{ $c->stash->{missing_details_bodies} } );
             $report->bodies_missing($missing);
         }
@@ -1279,7 +1282,6 @@ sub process_report : Private {
 
     # save the cobrand and language related information
     $report->cobrand( $c->cobrand->moniker );
-    $report->cobrand_data( $c->stash->{cobrand_data} || '' );
     $report->lang( $c->stash->{lang_code} );
 
     return 1;