Worker, waste recycling

Refuse sorters identify, collect and sort discarded items suitable for recycling at dumps, landfills and recycling facilities, and from buildings, streets and other public places.

• examining waste and sorting out items suitable for recycling from dumps, households, commercial and industrial premises, streets and other public places;
• sorting waste by type into paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, aluminium or other recyclable materials;
• placing materials and items for recycling into designated compartments and containers for storage and transport;
• identifying and separating items such as furniture, equipment, machinery or individual components that are suitable for reuse or repair;
• transporting materials for recycling by hand or with non-motorised vehicles;
• selling materials for recycling or reuse.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Collector, separated waste
• Worker, waste recycling