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Overview
Waste brokers act between waste holders, collectors and waste management facilities. They identify what the client needs, coordinate collection or transport and keep records that show where the waste is going.
In job descriptions, look for waste collection records, shipment coordination, treatment facilities, customer contact, waste transport rules, hazardous waste handling, collection routes and communication with collectors.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Waste brokers spend much of the work clarifying the client’s waste stream, arranging a collector and confirming that the material reaches a suitable treatment facility. Records, routes and communication matter because the broker is coordinating a chain rather than handling all waste directly.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes waste management, collection vehicles, waste transport rules, shipment coordination, customer needs, treatment-facility contact, collection records, recycling materials and hazardous waste procedures when those streams are part of the role.
Salary context
Salary context depends on waste type, number of clients, transport complexity, record responsibility, hazardous-material exposure, complaint handling, route planning and how much independent coordination the broker owns.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior waste broker, waste management coordinator, recycling logistics, environmental compliance support, account management for waste services or operations planning in collection networks.
Good to know
Check whether adverts focus on brokerage, transport coordination, customer advice, collection-route planning, hazardous waste, recycling materials or records. Those details show whether the job is commercial, operational or compliance-heavy.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Wholesale of waste and scrap
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is wholesale merchant in waste and scrap.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Recycling Coordinators
53-1042.01
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
46.87Wholesale of waste and scrap
Alternative labels
Occupation group
commodity broker (3324.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e40e4a07-4246-4c6f-a51c-89d35b6fe75e |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3324.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |