Description
Coordinate and oversee municipal or private curbside and drop-off recycling programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, efficient collections, and effective public engagement.
- • Oversee recycling pick-up and drop-off programs for compliance with ordinances.
- • Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, and volunteers.
- • Assign drivers and technicians to routes.
- • Plan and optimize collection schedules.
- • Coordinate outbound shipments with brokers and processors.
- • Develop and manage the recycling operations budget.
- • Design solid and hazardous waste management programs.
- • Develop recycling plans and goals to reduce waste within resource constraints.
- • Manage grant-funded projects and report progress to sponsors.
- • Investigate violations of solid waste or recycling ordinances.
- • Deliver public presentations on recycling practices and benefits.
- • Negotiate contracts with waste management and related firms.
- • Operate forklifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclables.
- • Operate sorting, baling, crushing, and granulating equipment.
- • Lead campaigns promoting recycling and waste reduction.
- • Prepare grant applications to fund or expand programs.
- • Schedule movement of materials into and out of storage.
- • Identify new materials and opportunities for collection and recycling.
- • Inspect facilities for safety, quality, and service compliance.
- • Maintain logs of materials received and shipped.
- • Prepare bills of lading, shipping records, and customer receipts.
- • Train staff and volunteers on safety and recycling operations.
- • Review service requests and deploy resources accordingly.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
