The Collar360

Solid waste operator

Other names

solid waste collection technician, waste treatment equipment worker, landfill site operative, solid waste disposal technician, waste disposal compliance technician, solid waste processing technician, waste disposal site compliance technician, waste sorter, waste treatment equipment operative, landfill technician, waste treatment equipment operator, solid waste remediation technician

Waste and recycling

They run and fix machines that handle rubbish, help collect and throw away waste, sort what to recycle, and test samples for pollution.

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    Run and look after machines that treat solid waste.

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    Test samples to check for pollution.

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    Help collect and get rid of waste like building rubble.

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

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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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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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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.

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In other languages

français
conducteur d’installations de traitement de déchets solides/conductrice d’installations de traitement de déchets solides
español
operador de planta de tratamiento de residuos sólidos/operadora de planta de tratamiento de residuos sólidos
العربية
مشغل النفايات الصلبة / مشغلة النفايات الصلبة
português
Operador de estação de incineração de resíduos sólidos/Operadora de estação de incineração de resíduos sólidos
Deutsch
Steuerer von Festabfallaufbereitungsanlagen/Steuerin von Festabfallaufbereitungsanlagen
italiano
conduttore di impianti di trattamento dei rifiuti solidi/conduttrice di impianti di trattamento dei rifiuti solidi

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