Waste broker
Also known as: waste management intermediary, upper tier waste broker, agricultural waste broker, mine waste broker, lower tier waste broker, waste management broker
About this occupation
Waste brokers act as mediating party between clients and waste management industries. They ensure the waste is collected from the client by a specialised professional, and transported to a waste mangement facility where it is processed.
A specialisation of commodity broker.
Essential skills and knowledge
- waste transport legislation
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- coordinate shipments of waste materials
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- maintain waste collection records
- waste management
- identify customer's needs
- communicate with customers
- communicate with waste collectors
- communicate with waste treatment facilities
- types of waste collection vehicles
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Recycling Coordinators (O*NET 53-1042.01). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- 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.
- Typical education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Preparation
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Interests
- Enterprising, Conventional, Realistic
Top skills: Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Time Management
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementVery important (4.0)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsVery important (3.6)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageVery important (3.5)
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsImportant (3.3)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.