Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.
<ul><li>Sort materials, such as metals, glass, wood, paper or plastics, into appropriate containers for recycling.</li><li>Clean recycling yard by sweeping, raking, picking up broken glass and loose paper debris, or moving barrels and bins.</li><li>Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, power lifts, or front-end loaders to load bales, bundles, or other heavy items onto trucks for shipping to smelters or other recycled materials processing facilities.</li><li>Sort metals to separate high-grade metals, such as copper, brass, and aluminum, for recycling.</li><li>Clean, inspect, or lubricate recyclable collection equipment or perform routine maintenance or minor repairs on recycling equipment, such as star gears, finger sorters, destoners, belts, and grinders.</li></ul>