Recycling Coordinators

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

• Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
• Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
• Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled.
• Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
• Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
• Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
• Coordinate recycling collection schedules to optimize service and efficiency.
• Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies.
• Create or manage recycling operations budgets.
• Design community solid and hazardous waste management programs.
• Develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints.
• Implement grant-funded projects, monitoring and reporting progress in accordance with sponsoring agency requirements.
• Investigate violations of solid waste or recycling ordinances.
• Make presentations to educate the public on how to recycle or on the environmental advantages of recycling.
• Negotiate contracts with waste management or other firms.
• Operate fork lifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclable materials.
• Operate recycling processing equipment, such as sorters, balers, crushers, and granulators to sort and process materials.
• Oversee campaigns to promote recycling or waste reduction programs in communities or private companies.
• Prepare grant applications to fund recycling programs or program enhancements.
• Schedule movement of recycling materials into and out of storage areas.
• Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
• Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services.

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