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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

refuse collector

Refuse collectors remove waste from homes and other facilities and put it in the bin lorry so it can be transported to a treatment and disposal facility.

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Description

Refuse collectors remove waste from homes and other facilities and put it in the bin lorry so it can be transported to a treatment and disposal facility. They assist the driver of the bin lorry, help unload the waste, and record the amount of refuse collected. They may also collect waste from construction and demolition sites, and hazardous waste.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
health, safety and hygiene legislationwaste and scrap productswaste management
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
hazardous waste storagepollution preventionwaste transport legislation
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
manage wastemaintain waste collection recordsassess waste typecollect domestic wastecollect industrial wastemaintain refuse collection equipment
OPTIONALOptional competences
sort wastemonitor civic recycling siteshandle chemical cleaning agentsidentify damage to public spaceempty community waste collection binsinstall recycling containersdispose of hazardous wastemaintain recycling recordsoperate recycling processing equipmenteducate on recycling regulationsdispose of non-hazardous wastereport pollution incidentsuse personal protection equipment

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

25 total
9 essential · 16 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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