Waste Accumulation Storage Tracking electronically (WASTe)
What is it?
Waste Accumulation Storage Tracking electronically or WASTe is a web based system that facilitates regulatory compliant labeling, tracking, collection and shipping of hazardous chemical, radioactive, and biohazardous wastes. The UC Risk & Safety Solutions application provides an interface between Principal Investigators, lab staff and other generators of regulated wastes and the UCR waste management staff.
This quick and easy-to-use system allows users to create tags for hazardous chemical, radioactive, or biohazardous waste in less than one minute. WASTe supports creation of tags for five types of waste: Chemical, Mixed, Radiological, Biological, and Universal. Lab & Facility staff can share created tag profiles, and administrators can create profiles for a single lab or for all users on campus. The system notifies Environmental Health and Safety staff when waste is ready for pickup. WASTe will enable researchers and staff to dispose of hazardous waste in accordance with all state and federal regulations.
Anyone with a UCR NetID will be able to access the system at https://ehs.ucop.edu/waste/#/
For more information please contact EH&S at (951) 827-5528
WASTe User Guide: Responsible Person/Proxy:
WASTe User Guide: Authorized User
To learn how to safely and legally manage your hazardous waste, complete online Hazardous Waste Management Training
Watch the tutorial on how to generate a WASTe label:
Radioactive Waste Pickup Request is now included in WASTe
Login to WASTe to create radioactive waste labels and request pickup. There is no need to complete any other forms
Biohazardous and Medical Waste Pickup Request has been added to WASTe.
Login to WASTe to create biohazardous and sharps container waste labels and to request pickup.
Option of having laboratory generated Biohazard Waste (red bags, and sharps containers) collected on a weekly basis is now available. The collection will occur once a week, the day will be determined by the location of the generated waste. The goal is to reduce the use of autoclaves for biohazard waste processing.
To Request Service: Please contact UC Riverside Environmental Health and Safety Hazardous Waste Management for a walk-through to determine location of accumulation area and discuss specific lab needs. During walk through a discussion of lab requirements, scheduling and volume of waste generated will be discussed.
Please contact Juan Sanchez juan.c.sanchez@ucr.edu or (951) 827-2648, radiobiowastepickup@ucr.edu (951)827-5528.
Waste Determination and Waste Disposal Requirements
We are pleased to offer WASTe online waste pickup request services through our integrated Waste Management program. To use these services it is important that you properly determine the type of waste and review waste disposal requirements.
For information on proper containers, labeling, and storage of biohazardous and medical waste, including how to request pickup of biohazardous and sharps waste containers, and how to request new and replacement sharps containers, please refer to this Biohazardous and Medical Waste Disposal Requirements poster
Biohazardous Waste Pickup Request Now Available in WASTe!
You can now use WASTe to create new tags for your biohazardous waste and sharps containers, and to request pickup. The old Biohazardous Waste Pickup Request Form will no longer be available as of 5/22/15.
How to Request Sharps Containers Pickup in WASTe:
1. Login to WASTe at https://ehs.ucop.edu/waste/#/ , create a "Biohazardous" tag, and select the "Sharps Container Biohazardous" profile
If your sharps are contaminated with hazardous chemicals, create a “Chemical” tag type and select the "Sharps Container Chemical" Profile
2. Update the sharps container tag status in WASTe to “Ready for Pickup” and EH&S will pick up the container.
Please update your browser bookmarks and desktop shortcuts to login to the WASTe webpage at: https://ehs.ucop.edu/waste/#/ .