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. 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.
Also called: hazardous waste collector, binman, office waste collector, commercial waste collector, household refuse collector, waste collector, dustman, demolition site refuse collection worker
- 9
- essential skills
- 16
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- recycling worker5 skills in common
- sorter labourer5 skills in common
- hazardous waste technician3 skills in common
- refuse vehicle driver3 skills in common
- solid waste operator3 skills in common
- street sweeper3 skills in common
- waste management officer3 skills in common
- landfill supervisor2 skills in common
Optional skills
16- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- educate on recycling regulations
- empty community waste collection bins
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- hazardous waste storage
- identify damage to public space
- install recycling containers
- maintain recycling records
- monitor civic recycling sites
- operate recycling processing equipment
- pollution prevention
- report pollution incidents
- sort waste
- use personal protection equipment
- waste transport legislation
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