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Recycling, sustainability and waste management jobs

Our curated listings highlight a wide range of recycling, sustainability and waste management jobs. New positions are added regularly, so bookmark this page or sign up for our weekly e-newsletters for the latest updates.

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Customer Service Representative, City of Longmont Recycling Center (Longmont, Colo.)
Closes July 21
Sustainable Event Operations Specialist, Schupan (Wixom, Mich.)
Program Manager, City of Moorpark (Moorpark, Calif.)
Closes July 19
Recycling Coordinator/Educator, Oconee County (Seneca, S.C.)
Education Program Manager, 4ocean (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Solid Waste/Landfill Director, Larimer County (Boulder, Colo.)
Closes Aug. 2
Project Engineer, Bulk Handling Systems (Eugene, Ore.)
MRF Operations Supervisor, Republic Services (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Building Engineer – Recycling and Inventory Management, CBRE (Cincinnatti)
Operations Manager, CarbonLITE Industries (Reading, Pa.)
Solid Waste – Recycling Operator, City of Dickinson (Dickinson, N.D.)
Administrative Assistant – Department of Public Works, Town of Kittery (Kittery, Maine)
Recycling Coordinator, Republic Services (Milpitas, Calif.)
Recycling Coordinator, Jefferson County (Hillsboro, Mo.)
Closes July 13
Solid Waste Manager, Dorchester County (St. George, S.C.)
Closes July 9
Environmental Programs Specialist, City of Apache Junction (Apache Junction, Ariz.)
Closes July 16
Facility Manager, Trademark Metals Recycling (Orlando, Fla.)
Sustainable Workplaces Environmental Engineer Intern, General Motors (Warren, Mich.)
Landfill Maintenance Assistant, City of Palo Alto (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Closes July 5
Plant Supervisor, Master Fibers (Pharr, Texas)
Program Manager I – Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (Rockville, Md.)
Closes July 20
Recycling Center Maintenance Technician, Republic Services (Hazelwood, Mo.)
Recycling Coordinator, County of Richland (Columbia, S.C.)
Solid Waste Operations Assistant, Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority (Williamsburg, Va.)
Director of Sustainability, Harvard Maintenance (Miami)
Senior Program Manager – Worldwide Returns & ReCommerce, Amazon (Seattle)
Waste Process Supervisors – 3 positions, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Wood Buffalo, Alberta)
Recycling Facility Operations Supervisor, Republic Services (King of Prussia, Pa.)
Maintenance Supervisor, River Metals Recycling (Louisville, Ky.)
MRF Operations Supervisor, Recology (San Martin, Calif.)
Inspector, River Metals Recycling (Newport, Ky.)
Director of Public Works/ City Engineer, City of Lawndale (Lawndale, Calif.)
Closes July 20
National Sustainability Manager, SBM Site Services (Kenilworth, N.J.)
Commercial Leadership Program, Advantage Metals Recycling (Kansas City, Mo.)
Project Manager, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (Boston)
Community Sustainability Leader, Tucson Clean & Beautiful (Tucson, Ariz.)
Senior Organics Waste Project Manager, APTIM (Los Angeles)
Environmental Manager, Waste Connections (Denver)
Operations Manager, PCs for People (Baltimore)
Zero Waste Coordinator, University of Chicago (Urbana-Champaign, Ill.)
Closes July 6
Global Head of Environmental Sustainability, Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, Mass.)
Metals Recycling Facility Supervisor, Schnitzer Steel (Worcester, Mass.)
Energy and Sustainability Analyst, JLL (Chicago)
Recycling Sales Director, California Recyclers Inc. (Fontana, Calif.)
Recycling Coordinator, County of Somerset (Somerset, Pa.)
Administrative Specialist, City of Houston Solid Waste Department (Houston)
Closes Sept. 20
General Manager, Surplus Service (Fremont, Calif.)
Recycling Education Rep, Waste Management (Long Beach, Calif.)
Program Coordinator/Technician, Utah State University (Salt Lake City)
General Manager, Avail Recovery (Chandler, Ariz.)
Operations Supervisor – Recycling Center, Republic Services (Milpitas, Calif.)
Zero Waste Associate, Used Cardboard Boxes (Los Angeles)
Solid Waste Coordinator, Cook County (Chicago)
Operations Director, Smarter Sorting (Austin, Texas)
Network Director, WasteAid (U.K.)
Closes July 1
Senior Global Apple Recycling Manager, Apple (Cupertino, Calif.)
Recycling Associate, Greif (San Jose, Calif.)
Recycling Operations Manager, Casella Waste Systems (Lewiston, Maine)
Public Works Superintendent, City of Green Bay (Green Bay, Wis.)

Sales, Commercial Plastics Recycling (.docx file download) (Tampa, Fla. and Newton, N.C.)
Sustainability Recycling Coordinator/Specialist, CR&R Inc. (Huntington Park, Calif.)
Operations Supervisor, United Scrap Metal (St. Louis)
Recycling Center Maintenance Manager, Republic Services (Milpitas, Calif.)
Recycling Program Supervisor, Kitsap County Department of Public Works (Port Orchard, Wash.)
Sustainability Manager, Venus Laboratories (Cypress, Calif.)
Operations Supervisor MRF, Republic Services (Southfield, Mich.)
Operations Supervisor MRF, Republic Services (Richmond, Calif.)
Process Engineer, DAK Americas (Richmond, Ind.)
Operations Supervisor, Waste Connections (North Charleston, S.C.)
Recycling Attendant Lead, Grand Canyon North Rim (North Rim, Ariz.)
Supply Chain Analyst, Eco-Products – a Novolex brand (Boulder, Colo.)
Health, Safety and Environmental Manager, Magna International (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Assistant Solid Waste Superintendent, City of Amarillo (Amarillo, Texas)
Operations Supervisor, Waste Connections (Charlotte, N.C.)
Director of Facility Services, Lexington Medical Center (Columbia, S.C.)
MRF Operations Supervisor, Republic Services (Anaheim, Calif.)
Zero Waste Captain, Live Nation (East Troy, Wis.)
Venue Sustainability Coordinator, Live Nation (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
Director of Hauling, Rumpke (Cincinnatti)
Environmental Analyst III, MassDEP (Boston)
National Account Manager – Closed Loop Sustainability, Used Cardboard Boxes (Los Angeles)
Public Works Assistant Director, Town of Odessa (Odessa, Wash.)
Recycling Coordinator, University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.)
Deputy Department Director, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (Seattle)
Recycling Coordinator, Used Cardboard Boxes (Hunt Valley, Md.)
Recycling Commodities Broker, Used Cardboard Boxes (Hannibal, Mo.)
Recycling Center Operations Manager, Republic Services (Hartford, Conn.)
Buyer / Planner, Eco-Products – a Novolex brand (Boulder, Colo.)
EHS Supervisor, Refresco North America (Fort Gibson, Okla.)
Operations Supervisor – Recycling Facility, Republic Services (Mine Hill, N.J.)
Senior Solid Waste Compliance Project Manager, APTIM (Los Angeles)
Venue Sustainability Coordinator, Live Nation (Pelham, Ala.)
Sustainability Director, Amcor (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Public Works Director, City of Martinsville (Martinsville, Va.)
Director of Public Works, City of Baltimore (Baltimore)
Environmental Services Management Engineer, County of Kauai (Kauai, Hawaii)
E-Cycle Washington/Product Stewardship Specialist, State of Washington (Lacey, Wash.)
Manager, Corporate Communications, Sustainability, Amazon.com Services (Seattle)

Plastics Specialist – Environmental Planner 4, State of Washington (Various cities in Wash.)
Director of Public Works, Town of Fairfield (Fairfield, Conn.)
Day Shift Production Supervisor, Eco-Cycle (Boulder, Colo.)
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)
Account Manager, 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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