Details Report for:
53-1021.01 - Recycling Coordinators
Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Wages & Employment
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
- Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
- Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
- Coordinate recycling collection schedules to optimize service and efficiency.
- Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies.
- Create or manage recycling operations budgets.
- Design community solid and hazardous waste management programs.
- Develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints.
- Implement grant-funded projects, monitoring and reporting progress in accordance with sponsoring agency requirements.
- Investigate violations of solid waste or recycling ordinances.
- Make presentations to educate the public on how to recycle or on the environmental advantages of recycling.
- Negotiate contracts with waste management or other firms.
- Operate fork lifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclable materials.
- Operate recycling processing equipment, such as sorters, balers, crushers, and granulators to sort and process materials.
- Oversee campaigns to promote recycling or waste reduction programs in communities or private companies.
- Prepare grant applications to fund recycling programs or program enhancements.
- Schedule movement of recycling materials into and out of storage areas.
- Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled.
- Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
- Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
- Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services.
- Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
- Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
Tools & Technology Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Tools used in this occupation:
| Crushers — Crushing machines; Granulators |
| Desktop computers |
| Facsimile machines — Fax machines |
| Forklifts |
| Hand trucks or accessories — Hand trucks |
| Laser printers — Computer laser printers |
| Notebook computers — Laptop computers |
| Packaging compactors — Cardboard balers |
| Pallet trucks — Pallet jacks |
| Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment |
| Sorters — Recyclable material sorters |
| Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Calendar and scheduling software — Work scheduling software |
| Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access |
| Electronic mail software — Email software |
| Internet browser software — Web browser software |
| Office suite software — Microsoft Office software |
| Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel |
| Word processing software — Microsoft Word |
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand.
Employment data collected from First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand.
Industry data collected from First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand.
| Median wages (2010) | $21.06 hourly, $43,800 annual |
| Employment (2008) | 184,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2008-2018) | 
Slower than average (3% to 6%)
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| Projected job openings (2008-2018) | 38,500 |
| Top industries (2008) | Transportation and Warehousing (29% employed in this sector)
Wholesale Trade (20%)
Manufacturing (15%)
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State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010 wage data
and 2008-2018 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.