Recycling Coordinators: Career & Application Guide

What do recycling coordinators do?

Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.

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

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