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title: General Settings – Enable Send Products to Waste Feature
description: "Send unsold or unsellable products (broken, expired) to waste on the POS and remove them from the inventory. Note: Only works on the browser-based edition. 1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/0da54e31-c373-40ff-b874-c7f6e0d35883/screenshot_7af2993cb80d4d52b30133bef96eb0b7_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1) 2. Click \"Settings\" ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/b9851246-89ef-4a5e-9fae-a07f342d0c81/screenshot_3b19dc80227e41c19dd0b4f4c81eb4a7_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1)…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/general-settings-enable-send-products-to-waste-feature/"
updated: "2026-07-07"
category: Inventory / Products
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# General Settings – Enable Send Products to Waste Feature

Send unsold or unsellable products (broken, expired) to waste on the POS and remove them from the inventory. Note: Only works on the browser-based edition.

1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant**

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/0da54e31-c373-40ff-b874-c7f6e0d35883/screenshot_7af2993cb80d4d52b30133bef96eb0b7_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1)

2. Click "Settings"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/b9851246-89ef-4a5e-9fae-a07f342d0c81/screenshot_3b19dc80227e41c19dd0b4f4c81eb4a7_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1)

3. Click "General Settings"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/4f10b9da-cc2a-4ece-8255-4442adfecc3b/screenshot_7b79f11cffce4fca826c89e1c2d4c22b_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1)

4. Use the **Filter** **Settings** field to find the sub category "Stock Management" or scroll down until you see it.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/a21ee6aa-9c2d-440d-bcef-b72cf3d8e1ec/screenshot_c8989d280ee844be9c31f3db07788c26_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1)

5. Under "Allow Send to Waste in POS" select **Enabled**.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-10/729808d2-f313-4c4a-9609-d4022c4dcdc9/user_cropped_screenshot_b6cc2efc328c4e81853162fd5623215e_text_export.jpeg?w=560&ssl=1)

6. Scroll down and click "Save"

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