Route expiring or recalled products for safe disposal

Purpose

1. Automate the detection and routing of expiring or recalled pest control products for regulatory-compliant, environmentally safe disposal.

2. Prevents use of expired or unsafe inventory, protects clients and staff, reduces liability, and ensures adherence to industry guidelines.

3. Centralizes automating notifications, task assignments, and documentation of disposal actions for auditing and compliance.

Trigger Conditions

1. Product expiry date is within X days/weeks.

2. Product flagged as “recalled” in inventory management system.

3. Stock count audit showing presence of expired or recalled products.

4. Scheduled inventory check initiates automated workflow.

5. Manual flag/scan from field technician or warehouse operative.

Platform Variants

1. Microsoft Power Automate

• Feature: Scheduled flow triggers and O365 connectors to automate alerts and disposal tasks.
  
• Setting: Trigger on item expiry date, send Teams notification, create SharePoint log entry.
  

2. Zapier

• Feature: Multi-app Zaps automating triggers from inventory to SMS/email and disposal tracking.
  
• Setting: Trigger on new Google Sheets row with “Expired”; automate disposal request via email.
  

3. Google Apps Script

• Feature: Time-driven triggers automating expiry detection in Google Sheets.
  
• Setting: Script runs daily, matches expiration, sends Slack/Email/Google Chat alert.
  

4. AWS Lambda

• Feature: Serverless function monitors item metadata and triggers disposal automations.
  
• Setting: Watch DynamoDB “expiry” field, HTTP call to disposal provider API when expiring.
  

5. ServiceNow

• Feature: Workflow/case automation for facilities and asset disposal processes.
  
• Setting: Business Rule on asset status = “recalled”; automate disposal case creation.
  

6. Salesforce Flow

• Feature: Record-Triggered Flows to automate record changes and disposal task assignments.
  
• Setting: On Inventory__c Expiry_Date__c, automate Task to Operations queue.
  

7. SAP Intelligent RPA

• Feature: SAP bot automates product detection/disposal in connected SAP modules.
  
• Setting: Workflow from MM module, expiry or recall triggers disposal PO to vendor.
  

8. Oracle Integration Cloud

• Feature: Automates business process flows, connects ERP and inventory.
  
• Setting: Event-driven integration: item expiring, automate notification and disposal transaction.
  

9. Twilio SMS

• Feature: Programmable Messaging to automate notification to disposal vendor.
  
• Setting: API trigger sends SMS: “Product X in warehouse Y expiring, schedule pickup.”
  

10. Slack (Workflow Builder)

• Feature: Commonly-automated product expiry workflow in team channels.
  
• Setting: When product flagged as expired, automated channel alert and task assignment.
  

11. DocuSign API

• Feature: Automates disposal documentation with verifiable digital signatures.
  
• Setting: Auto-generate & route disposal record for e-signature on recall.
  

12. Monday.com Automations

• Feature: Board Automations for tracking and automating expiring inventory actions.
  
• Setting: Column reaches “Expiration” date, move item to “Disposal” board, notify staff.
  

13. Make (Integromat)

• Feature: Visual automator, chaining expiry detection to disposal events and emails.
  
• Setting: Scenario triggered on product expiry, automates vendor notification & log entry.
  

14. HubSpot Workflows

• Feature: CRM workflow automates follow-up and compliance emails on recalled inventory.
  
• Setting: Ticket status “Recalled,” send internal automated notification and escalate disposal.
  

15. Trello Automation (Butler)

• Feature: Custom rules automating expiring product routing between boards/lists.
  
• Setting: Card moves to “Expired”, auto-create checklist for disposal actions.
  

16. Smartsheet Automations

• Feature: Sheet-driven automator for expiry date tracking and task automation.
  
• Setting: Row meets expiry, send automated message & assign disposal task.
  

17. BambooHR (Workflow/Alerts)

• Feature: Store or alert on certifications for chemicals; automate compliance reminders.
  
• Setting: Expiring product triggers automated compliance alert to H&S manager.
  

18. Notion API

• Feature: Automated database updates and notifications using Notion integrations.
  
• Setting: Item status “Expiring”, automated Slack push and move to “To Dispose” database.
  

19. Asana Rules

• Feature: Rules automate tracking expired/recalled product projects.
  
• Setting: Task tagged “Expired”, automate assignee and due-date for disposal.
  

20. Google Calendar API

• Feature: Automates event creation for scheduled disposals, syncing teams.
  
• Setting: Expiry date triggers automated creation of a disposal event/reminder.
  

21. Freshservice Workflow Automator

• Feature: Automated asset lifecycle process for safe equipment/product disposal.
  
• Setting: Asset flagged as “Recall”, automate workflow and disposal tracking.
  

22. Jira Automation

• Feature: Rule-driven automator for inventory-related engineering/service projects.
  
• Setting: Issue with “Expired” label, automate ticket creation for response and closure.
  

Benefits

1. Automates regulatory compliance, reduces human error and liability.

2. Improves efficiency by automating notifications and routing.

3. Ensures all steps from detection to documentation of disposal are automatedly auditable.

4. Saves labor, centralizes tracking, and speeds up safe removal through workflow automation.

5. Enhances staff, client, and environmental safety by ensuring timely, automated disposals.