How do they match: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

  • Recycling Specialist
  • Scale Operator

  • Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
  • Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
  • Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
  • Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
  • Make special pickups of recyclable materials, such as food scraps, used oil, discarded computers, or other electronic items.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate packing or other material processing equipment.
  • Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
  • Schedule operational activities.