// Unit group · 9612

Refuse Sorters

Refuse sorters identify, collect and sort discarded items suitable for recycling at dump sites and recycling enterprises or in buildings, streets and other public places.

9 Elementary Occupations / 96 Refuse Workers and Other Elementary Workers / 961 Refuse Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

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// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

searching through refuse and collecting items for recycling from dump sites, domestic, commercial and industrial premises or from public places such as streets

sorting cardboard, paper, glass, plastic, aluminium or other recyclable materials by type

placing recyclable items and materials in designated compartments and containers for storage or transportation

identifying and setting aside items of furniture, equipment, machinery or components that are suitable for repair or re-use

transporting recyclable items by hand or using non-motorized vehicles

selling recyclable or reusable materials.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Recycling worker
- Scrap merchant
- Waste picker

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Refuse collector - 9611
- Street sweeper - 9613

Indexed job titles 12