Waste Collector Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of a Waste Collector includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Drive collection trucks along routes according to schedules
- Sorting out the recyclable and non-recyclable ingredients of the trash
- Identifying the hazardous and radioactive components in the dump
- Driving a truck or some other vehicle around places assigned to him by the municipality
- Transporting the collected trash to a landfill where all other wastes are dumped or to a recycling unit for reuse depending on the nature of the refuse
- Collecting trash from various locales surrounding residential houses, industries, commercial regions and chemical plants with a shovel
- Burning and destroying the non-usable and non-hazardous wastes in a secured place
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Waste Collector duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Waste Collector roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.