Opportunities to work in waste management are more numerous and varied than many people think, with a growing number of openings for positions available which range from the beginner to the professional; and many of which are increasingly long-term career choices for those entering at graduate-level and above.
The proliferation in waste management positions over the years is largely down to the growth of recycling and environmental awareness; and the steady transformation of waste management from being the mere 'collection and dumping' process which it largely was in the past, to the sophisticated and rigorous discipline that it is today.
Starting with the opportunities for those seeking lower skilled full-time or part-time jobs, almost all waste management plants, whether they are responsible for processing domestic or commercial waste, require 'pickers' to sort waste into particular categories.
Although this process is greatly assisted by the increasing onus on households and firms to separate waste at the point of disposal, the picker's duty - to ensure that, say, only glass of the correct type goes into one processing area, and that aluminium is sorted from steel - is still an extremely vital one.
Moving on up the career path, waste management plants also of course require technicians and engineers to oversee the smooth running of the specialist on-site processing equipment; and logistical managers to ensure that the plant can manage its work-flow efficiently and maintain its service level agreements with both local authority and commercial waste suppliers.
On a broader level, the growing need for increased speed and capacity at waste management plants is likely to see a continued strong need for senior level engineers and scientists to help develop new and more efficient machinery for the processing of waste.
Within companies and local authorities there are also likely to continue to be openings for those with technical, environmental and logistical knowledge, to oversee the former's waste management policies.
The proliferation in waste management positions over the years is largely down to the growth of recycling and environmental awareness; and the steady transformation of waste management from being the mere 'collection and dumping' process which it largely was in the past, to the sophisticated and rigorous discipline that it is today.
Starting with the opportunities for those seeking lower skilled full-time or part-time jobs, almost all waste management plants, whether they are responsible for processing domestic or commercial waste, require 'pickers' to sort waste into particular categories.
Although this process is greatly assisted by the increasing onus on households and firms to separate waste at the point of disposal, the picker's duty - to ensure that, say, only glass of the correct type goes into one processing area, and that aluminium is sorted from steel - is still an extremely vital one.
Moving on up the career path, waste management plants also of course require technicians and engineers to oversee the smooth running of the specialist on-site processing equipment; and logistical managers to ensure that the plant can manage its work-flow efficiently and maintain its service level agreements with both local authority and commercial waste suppliers.
On a broader level, the growing need for increased speed and capacity at waste management plants is likely to see a continued strong need for senior level engineers and scientists to help develop new and more efficient machinery for the processing of waste.
Within companies and local authorities there are also likely to continue to be openings for those with technical, environmental and logistical knowledge, to oversee the former's waste management policies.
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