Recycling Worker Refuse Workers & Other Elementary Workers

The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

The offered waste and scrap products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

The methods, materials and regulations used to collect, transport, treat and dispose of waste. This includes recycling and monitoring of waste disposal.

Identify waste materials during collection and sorting operations which can either be recycled, disposed of, or otherwise treated, in order to assess the way in which they need to be …

Dispose waste in accordance with legislation, thereby respecting environmental and company responsibilities.

Implement and monitor company procedures for the collection, transport and disposal of waste, in compliance with all regulations and legal requirements.

Ensure proper handling, storage and disposal of cleaning chemicals in accordance with regulations.

Manage or dispose of significant amounts of waste materials or hazardous materials. Ensure required licenses and permits are in place and reasonable management practices, industry standards, or commonly accepted farming …

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

Collect or receive products which are no longer functional and cannot be repaired from households, organisations or collection facilities so that they can be sorted for disposal or recycling.

Dismantle equipment and appliances which are broken and ineligible for repair so that their separate components can be sorted, recycled, and disposed of in a manner which is compliant with …

Operate recycling processing equipment such as granulators, crushers and balers; process and sort materials to be recycled.

Understand the principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.

The processes used to prevent pollution: precautions to pollution of the environment, procedures to counter pollution and associated equipment, and possible measures to protect the environment.

The study of electric energy, more specifically electron, control and its prominent principles regarding integrated circuits and electrical systems.

The regulations and procedures surrounding the safekeeping of materials and substances which pose health and safety risks.

Advise organisations on the implementation of waste regulations and on improvement strategies for waste management and waste minimisation, to increase environmentally sustainable practices and environmental awareness.

Analyse evidence of contamination. Advise on how to decontaminate.

Avoid the mixing or contamination of materials.

Dispose of dangerous materials such as chemical or radioactive substances according to environmental and to health and safety regulations.

Dispose of waste materials which pose no risk to health and safety in a manner which complies with recycling and waste management procedures.

Maintain records and process facts and figures about type and volume of different recycling operations.

Operate a forklift, a vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads.

Carry out tests in a laboratory to produce reliable and precise data to support scientific research and product testing.

Examine the extent of the damage and consequences when an incident causes pollution, and report it to the relevant institution following pollution reporting procedures.

Manually or automatically sort waste by separating it into its different elements.

Carry out receiving controls identifying, inspecting and declaring the delivered waste.

Drain substances which pose health and safety risks from equipment, appliances or installations in order to store the liquids according to safety guidelines and dispose or treat them as required.

Educate organisations and individuals on the correct procedures and legislation concerning the recycling of different types of waste in different types of containers, waste collection procedures, and on the sanctions …

Follow and apply waste collection schedules, handed out by the organisations who collect and process the materials for recycling, in order to optimise efficiency and service.

Take care of the installation of containers for recyclable waste, such as cardboard paper, glass bottles and clothing, in the appropriate places.

Perform routine maintenance as well as minor repairs on the equipment used for sorting waste and recyclable materials.

Mix the biodegradable materials respecting the appropriate proportion and monitor the degradation process of organic waste.

Use chemicals and solvents to remove contaminants from products or surfaces.