Skills & competences

Description

Garbage collectors collect and remove rubbish and items for recycling from buildings, yards, streets and other places.
Tasks include -
(a) collecting rubbish and recyclable materials and locating them into bins and garbage and recycling trucks;
(b) riding on or in garbage and recycling trucks;
(c) lifting garbage bins and emptying contents into trucks and larger containers;
(d) unloading garbage and recycling trucks.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Dustman/woman
- Recycling collector
- Refuse collector
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Garbage truck driver - 8332
- Waste picker - 9612