Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.
2. 02Fill out defective equipment reports.
3. 03Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
4. 04Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
5. 05Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
6. 06Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
7. 07Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
8. 08Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.
9. 09Tag garbage or recycling containers to inform customers of problems, such as excess garbage or inclusion of items that are not permitted.
10. 10Make special pickups of recyclable materials, such as food scraps, used oil, discarded computers, or other electronic items.
11. 11Organize schedules for refuse collection.
12. 12Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.

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