Recycling Coordinators
Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.
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AI Impact Assessment
AI Resilience Score
Score 1/6: high AI task exposure, limited human advantage creates significant risk from AI disruption (estimated from legacy data)
How we calculated this:
85% of tasks can be accelerated by AI
0% projected (2024-2034)
EPOCH score: 9/25
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
Education & Training
Typical Entry Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Time to Job Ready
0-1 years
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O*NET Code: 53-1042.01