A Covered Electronic Waste (CEW) log is a required record maintained by approved e-waste collectors and recyclers in California under the CEW program. The log documents every covered electronic device received — CRT monitors, CRT televisions, flat-panel displays and covered battery-embedded products — with the item type, weight, source, and date of receipt. DTSC and CalRecycle can request access to this log during audits or compliance reviews, and discrepancies between the log and CalRecycle CEW claim data are a common source of compliance findings.
In practice, most California e-waste collectors maintain their CEW log in a spreadsheet that's updated manually after each pallet is received. This creates a lag between the physical intake and the log entry, introduces transcription errors, and produces a log that isn't always synchronized with actual receiving records. When an auditor requests the log, reconciling it against receiving paperwork becomes a time-consuming compliance exercise — often surfacing discrepancies that require explanation.
Tayr maintains your CEW log automatically. When your team logs a pallet at intake — entering the weight, tagging the item type, and recording the source — Tayr creates a CEW log entry in real time. The log is always current, always synchronized with your receiving records, and always formatted for audit presentation. At any point you can filter by date range, export for DTSC or CalRecycle review, or pull a bulk export for a specific reporting period.