Recycling, sustainability and waste management jobs

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Green Practices and Sustainability Manager, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh)
Waste Zero Manager, Recology (Seattle)
Director of Sustainability Strategy, Edison Energy (Boston, Minneapolis or Remote)
Sustainability Outreach Coordinator, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City)
Closes April 25
Chief of Audits, CalRecycle (Sacramento, Calif.)
Closes April 16
Solid Waste Coordinator, City of Meridian (Meridian, Idaho)
Environmental Project Manager/Outreach Specialist, Full Circle Environmental (Seattle)
Environmental Project Manager/Outreach Specialist, Full Circle Environmental (Seattle)
Waste Zero Specialist, Recology (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Sustainability Director, Unilever (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.)
Waste Franchise Compliance Officer, Santa Rosa County BOCC (Milton, Fla.)
Closes April 12
Executive Director, Raven Recycling Society (Whitehorse, Yukon)
Closes April 9
Various Positions, Eunomia Research & Consulting (Various locations)
New York Program Manager and Coordinator, PaintCare (New York / Remote)
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, The Recycling Partnership (Remote)
Assistant Director of Solid Waste Operations, City of Miami (Miami)
Closes April 9
Director of Sustainability, Burlington Stores (Burlington, N.J.)
Solid Waste Manager, City of Brookings (Brookings, S.D.)
Closes April 11
Bilingual Recycling Outreach Specialist, Waste Management (Seattle)
Deputy Director of Public Works, Village of Mt. Pleasant (Mount Pleasant, Wis.)
Recycling Coordinator, Athens Services (Los Angeles)
Director – Corporate Engagement, The Recycling Partnership (Remote)
Public Works Operations Manager, City of Salina (Salina, Kan.)
ITAD Solution Development Executive, Iron Mountain (Remote)
Closes April 30
Circular Solutions Manager, Rubicon (Remote)
Closes April 30
Director of Operations, Dynamic Lifecycle Operations (Onalaska, Wis.)
Program Manager, Wisetek (Hyattsville, Md.)
Chief Sustainability Officer, Tompkins County (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Closes April 11
Director – Sustainability, Stanford University (Stanford, Calif.)
Capital, Innovation & Engagement Specialist, ReFED (Remote, USA or Canada)
Capital, Innovation & Engagement Director, ReFED (Remote, USA or Canada)
Recycling End Use Manager, Ag Container Recycling Council (Remote)
Closes April 30
National Recycling Manager, Nestle USA (Solon, Ohio)
Director of Sustainability, Mattel (El Segundo, Calif.)
Recycling Manager – North and Central America, Ball Corporation (Westminster, Colo.)
Associate Vice President – Sustainability, Northeastern University (Boston)
LEED Certification Reviewer, U.S. Green Building Council (Remote)
Program Coordinator – Colorado, PaintCare (Colorado/Remote)
USA Director – Sustainability, Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.)

Solid Waste Collection Manager, City of Memphis (Memphis, Tenn.)
Sustainability Director, Berry Global (Evansville, Ind.)
Analyst – Sustainability, American Express Global Business Travel (Remote)
Solid Waste Manager, City of Longview (Longview, Texas)
Recycling Coordinator, Republic Services (Salinas, Calif.)
Senior Manager Sustainability, Mondelēz International (East Hanover, N.J.)
Public Works Solid Waste Superintendent, City of Albany and Dougherty County (Albany, Ga.)
Director of Public Works, Town of Middletown (Middletown, R.I.)
Energy and Sustainability Manager, California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
Director – Solid Waste Management, City of Houston (Houston)
Environmental Project Coordinator, Cascadia Consulting (Oakland, Calif.)
Recycling Plant Manager, GreenChip Recycling (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Programs Administrator – Business Sustainability, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) (Temporarily Remote)
Deputy Director of Public Works, City of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
Sustainability Environmental Engineer, bp (Houston)
Director of Public Works, City of Westfield (Westfield, Mass.)
Recycling Specialist – Public Facilities, Denton County (Denton, Texas)
Various Positions, SCS Engineers (Various U.S. locations)
Sustainability Consultant, Schneider Electric (Louisville, Ky.)
Solid Waste & Recycling Planner, Tetra Tech (Diamond Bar, Calif.)
Director of Human Resources, Upstate Shredding/Weitsman Recycling (Owego, N.Y.)
Various Postions, Homeboy Recycling (Los Angeles)
Contracts Manager, City of Signal Hill (Signal Hill, Calif.)
Government Affairs & External Relations Specialist, PreZero (Los Angeles)

Project Manager, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (Boston)
General Manager, Surplus Service (Fremont, Calif.)
Sales, Commercial Plastics Recycling (.docx file download) (Tampa, Fla. and Newton, N.C.)
Deputy Department Director, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (Seattle)
Director of Public Works, City of Baltimore (Baltimore)
E-Cycle Washington/Product Stewardship Specialist, State of Washington (Lacey, Wash.)
Plastics Specialist – Environmental Planner 4, State of Washington (Various cities in Wash.)
Environmental Services Deputy Director, City of El Paso (El Paso, Texas)
Western Washington Recycling Specialist (Environmental Specialist 3) (In-Training), Wash. Dept. of Ecology (Lacey or Bellevue, Wash.)
Facility Manager, State of Wyoming (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Recycling Development Coordinator – Environmental Planner 5, Washington State Dept. of Ecology (Lacey, Wash.)
Project Manager / Account Manager, Destroy Drive (St. Petersburg, Fla. or Remote)
Sustainability Coordinator, Pima County (Tucson, Ariz.)
Sales Account Executive, Denton Plastics (Portland, Ore.)
Various Positions, Advanced Technology Recycling (Various locations)
Various Positions, Verra (Washington, D.C., or Remote)
Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Re-Teck (Milpitas, Calif.)
Various Positions, Transpere (Various locations)
E-Waste Recycling Coordinator & Salesperson, All Green Electronics Recycling (Irvine, Calif.)
Data Destruction Representative, Data Destruction, Inc. (Los Angeles)
Various Positions, Schupan Electronics Recycling (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Various Positions, PCLiquidations (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Remarketing Specialist, 3R Technology (Seattle)
Solid Waste Consulting Professionals, Kessler Consulting, Inc. (Tampa, Fla.)
Various Positions, LeanPath (Portland, Ore.)
Various Positions, Eureka Recycling (Minneapolis)
Various Positions, Waste Management (Nationwide)
Various Positions, Bulk Handling Systems (Eugene, Ore.)
Various Positions, NRT (Nationwide)
Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California)

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