Who is this article for?

System administrators who manage waste pickups.

General users may also initiate pickups depending on configuration.

When waste containers are full or a PI wants them removed from the lab, they enter the waste pickup workflow. Depending on system configuration, pickups may be initiated by the RSO/System Administrator or by general users (PI or lab staff).

1. Waste pickup from the Data Manager (Admin)

To access the pickup schedule: Click Data Manager, then click Waste, then select Pickup Schedule.

1.1. Start a waste pickup

From the Pickup Schedule tab, click Perform Waste Pickup to begin a new pickup.

1.2. Select containers for pickup

In the Process Waste Pickup window:

• Use the dropdown to select active waste containers.
• Click Add to include containers in the pickup order.
• Multiple containers may be added.

1.3. Actions available for each container

• Delete – Remove a container from the pickup order (red trash icon).
• View Container Contents – View labels, owner, isotopes, and activities (printable).
• Edit Container Code – Update the container identifier.
• Print Barcode Label – Generate a PDF label with barcode, owner, location, and contents.
• Update Container Weight – Log the container weight (balance icon).

1.4. Enable barcode label printing

This option is controlled by the setting: Click Edit Settings, then click RAD, then select Show Barcode Label Printing for Waste Containers?

1.5. Select a storage room

Use Search Room to select the destination storage room for the pickup.

1.6. Configure radiation waste storage locations

Storage rooms are configured by clicking Edit Settings, then clicking RAD, then selecting Radiation Waste Storage Locations.

From the Radiation Waste Storage Locations page:

• Search for a room and click Add to mark it as a waste storage location.
• Optionally enter an EPA ID for the location.
• Use the red trash icon to remove a storage location.

1.7. After processing the pickup

• The container’s status changes to Storage.
• The container is removed from the PI’s active lab list.

With additional configuration (performed by the team), the transfer from lab to storage can also adjust activity counts against the PI’s permit.