How to become a waste collection or recycling or material recovery supervisor
Official title: Waste collection/recycling/material recovery supervisor
Also called: Recyclables collection supervisor, Waste and recyclables collection team leader, Waste collection supervisor, Waste material recovery supervisor, Waste recycling supervisor, Waste and Recyclables Collection Supervisor
Waste collection/recycling/material recovery supervisor supervise the activities of a unit performing various general waste and recyclables collection tasks. He/she may also undertake similar tasks as those performed by the waste and recyclables collection workers.
Main tasks
- Determining sequence of operations and use of equipment
- Implementing operation work plans, assisting with the planning of waste and recyclables collection routes, and planning designated and alternate routes for collection to improve work processes
- Estimating manpower requirements
- Assigning duties to workers
- Analysing and resolving work problems
- Recommending or initiating personnel action
- Supervising co-workers and helping them in their work
- Overseeing the handling of potentially dangerous waste and recyclable materials
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Will AI change the work of a waste collection or recycling or material recovery supervisor?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026