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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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Supervisor, River Metals Recycling (Louisville, Ky.)
Sr. Manager – Sustainability and Support Services, WSSC Water (Laurel, Md.)
Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Facility Manager, C&D Recovery, LLC (Clarksburg, Md.)
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist), CalRecycle (Sacramento, Calif.)
Closes Sept. 25
Operations Supervisor – Recycling Facility, Waste Management (Houston)
Business Development Executive – ITAD, Summit Information Services (Eagan, Minn.)
Director of Human Resources, Upstate Shredding/Weitsman Recycling (Owego, N.Y.)
Manager III, Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Environmental Protection (Rockville, Md.)
Senior Specialist – Zero Waste and Circularity, Gap, Inc. (San Francisco)
Program Specialist – Department of Public Works, City of Sacramento (Sacramento, Calif.)
Closes Sept. 26
Operations Supervisor MRF, Republic Services (Richmond, Calif.)
Commissioner – Public Works, City of Atlanta (Atlanta)
Recyclables Facility Manager, Heritage Environmental Services (Martinsburg, W.V.)
Solid Waste Supervisor, City of Albuquerque (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Closes Sept. 23
Public Works Director, City of Avondale Estates (Avondale Estates, Ga.)
Closes Sept. 30
Business Development Specialist, Sims Metal Management (San Francisco area)
Waste Diversion Outreach Specialist, Ottawa Sandusky Seneca Solid Waste District (Port Clinton, Ohio)
Closes Sept. 30
Plant Manager, Cougle’s Recycling Inc. (Hamburg, Pa.)
Compost, Waste, and Environmental Sustainability Manager, Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.)
MRF Manager II, Waste Management (Surprise, Ariz.)
Solid Waste Manager, City of Chandler (Chandler, Ariz.)
Closes Sept. 23
Onsite Recycling Facility Production Manager, Leadpoint (Portland, Ore.)
Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator, Cimco Resources (Loves Park, Ill.)
Director of Planning and Development, City of Warren (Warren, Pa.)
Closes Sept. 25
Various Postions, Homeboy Recycling (Los Angeles)
Business Manager – Plastic Recycling, Technimark (Asheboro, N.C.)
Waste Reduction Coordinator, City of Haverhill (Haverhill, Mass.)
e-Stewards Director, Basel Action Network/ e-Stewards (Remote)
Operations Inspector, Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (Derwood, Md.)
Operations Supervisor- Collections, Wheelabrator Technologies (Norwalk, Conn.)
Waste and Recycling Equipment Service Mechanics, Big Stuff Inc. (Capitol Heights, Md.)
Environmental Compliance Coordinator, City of Billings (Billings, Mont.)
Sustainable Business Outreach Project Coordinator, Cascadia Consulting (Seattle)
Environmental and Sustainability Engineer, Miller Coors (Milwaukee)
Sustainability Specialist, State of Florida (Saint Augustine, Fla.)
Environmental Coordinator, Diageo (Plainfield, Ill.)
Programs Director, Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (Remote)
Recycling Supervisor, Tesla (Sparks, Nevada)
Project Engineer, Revolution Company (Little Rock, Ark.)
VP of Sales, Looptworks (Portland, Ore.)
Operations Manager, Quincy Recycle (Green Bay, Wis.)
Environmental Management and Sustainability Program Analyst, Windjammer Environmental (Research Triangle Park, N.C.)
Solid Waste Management Director, City of Griffin (Griffin, Ga.)
Sustainability Council Member, City of Lowell (Lowell, Ma.)
Facilities Specialist, SpaceX (Cape Canaveral, Fla.)
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.)
Contracts Manager, City of Signal Hill (Signal Hill, Calif.)

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, University of New England (Biddeford, Maine)
Customer Experience Manager, Dynamic Lifecycle Solutions (Onalaska, Wis.)
Supervisor – Custodial Services, MIT (Cambridge, Ma.)
Recycling Specialist, Zero Waste Solutions (Washington, D.C.)
Plant Supervisor, Emterra Group (Lansing, Mich.)
Special Projects Coordinator, Mattress Recycling Council (Sacramento, Calif.)
Assistant Recycling Center Manager, Padnos (Holland, Mich.)
Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator, Magna International (Liberty, Mo.)
Deputy Director of Public Works, Town of Manchester (Manchester, Ct.)
Operations Manager, W Silver Recycling (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Director of Marketing, Eco-Products – a Novolex Brand (Boulder, Colo.)
Safety Technician, Gladieux Metals Recycling (Freeport, Texas)
Executive Director, WasteCap Resource Solutions (Milwaukee)
Program Coordinator/Technician, Utah State University (Logan, Utah)
Recycling Operations Supervisor, Republic Services (Phoenix)
Senior Manager – Environmental Protection, Waste Management (Franklin, Tenn.)
Sanitation Supervisor, City of Orlando (Orlando, Fla.)
Recycling Coordinator, Republic Services (San Pablo, Calif.)
Recycling Technician, Quad (Caperton, W.V.)
Senior Environmental Professional, SCS Engineers (St. Charles, Ill.)
Maintenance Supervisor, Waste Connections (Bridgeton, Mo.)
General Manager – Recycling, WestRock (Marietta, Ga.)
Business & Operations Director, Eco-Cycle (Boulder, Colo.)
Recycling Coordinator, Republic Services (Pacheco, Calif.)
Government Affairs & External Relations Specialist, PreZero (Los Angeles)
Solid Waste Supervisor, City of Unalaska (Unalaska, Alaska)
Closes Oct. 5

Recycling Coordinator, County of Richland (Columbia, S.C.)
Senior Program Manager – Worldwide Returns & ReCommerce, Amazon (Seattle)
Waste Process Supervisors – 3 positions, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Wood Buffalo, Alberta)
Project Manager, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (Boston)
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.)
Senior Global Apple Recycling Manager, Apple (Cupertino, Calif.)
Sales, Commercial Plastics Recycling (.docx file download) (Tampa, Fla. and Newton, N.C.)
Operations Supervisor, United Scrap Metal (St. Louis)
Recycling Program Supervisor, Kitsap County Department of Public Works (Port Orchard, Wash.)
Operations Supervisor MRF, Republic Services (Richmond, Calif.)
Health, Safety and Environmental Manager, Magna International (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Director of Facility Services, Lexington Medical Center (Columbia, S.C.)
Zero Waste Captain, Live Nation (East Troy, Wis.)
Public Works Assistant Director, Town of Odessa (Odessa, Wash.)
Deputy Department Director, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (Seattle)
Senior Solid Waste Compliance Project Manager, APTIM (Los Angeles)
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.)
Director of Public Works, Town of Fairfield (Fairfield, Conn.)
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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Two paper mills begin accepting plastic-lined cups
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Midwest recycling operator expands with commercial plant
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