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Refuse sorters
Salary range for the majority of workers in the selected occupation - from $4.43 to $45.83 per hour - 2020.
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.
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Tasks
- Identifying and setting aside items of furniture, equipment, machinery, or components that are suitable for repair or re-use
- Searching through refuse and collecting items for recycling from dump sites, domestic, commercial and industrial premises or from public places such as streets
- Selling recyclable or reusable materials
- Placing recyclable items and materials in designated compartments and containers for storage or transportation
- Sorting cardboard, paper, glass, plastic, aluminium or other recyclable materials by type
- Transporting recyclable items by hand or using non-motorized vehicles
