According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances. | 83% |
| Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes. | 81% |
| Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies. | 80% |
| Create or manage recycling operations budgets. | 80% |
| Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services. | 80% |
| Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers. | 79% |
| Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards. | 78% |
| Negotiate contracts with waste management or other firms. | 77% |
| Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies. | 75% |
| Operate recycling processing equipment, such as sorters, balers, crushers, and granulators to sort and process materials. | 75% |
| Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service. | 75% |
| Operate fork lifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclable materials. | 74% |
| Schedule movement of recycling materials into and out of storage areas. | 72% |
| Oversee campaigns to promote recycling or waste reduction programs in communities or private companies. | 72% |
| Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations. | 72% |
| Coordinate recycling collection schedules to optimize service and efficiency. | 70% |
| Develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints. | 67% |
| Prepare grant applications to fund recycling programs or program enhancements. | 66% |
| Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled. | 65% |
| Investigate violations of solid waste or recycling ordinances. | 65% |
| Implement grant-funded projects, monitoring and reporting progress in accordance with sponsoring agency requirements. | 64% |
| Make presentations to educate the public on how to recycle or on the environmental advantages of recycling. | 64% |
| Design community solid and hazardous waste management programs. | 61% |
