Refuse sorters
NKPD code: 9612
Description
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. Refuse sorters perform the following main tasks: • 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 Excludes: – Refuse collector – 9611 – Sweeper – 9613