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Garbage collector / street sweeper

Other names

Official name: Refuse collector

binman, waste collector, office waste collector, household waste collector, recycling operator, kerbside collector, household refuse collector, commercial waste collector, industrial waste collector, refuse collection worker, domestic refuse collector

Waste and recycling

Refuse collectors remove waste from homes and other facilities and put it in the bin lorry so it can be transported to a treatment and disposal facility.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.

  2. 2

    Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.

  3. 3

    Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

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 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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Trabalhador de recolha do lixo/Trabalhadora de recolha do lixo
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addetto alla raccolta di rifiuti/addetta alla raccolta di rifiuti

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