Recycling Coordinators
Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.
$62,890 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 83%
- 11%
- 6%
Anthropic's data does not cover this job.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 23%. Today's estimate: 28%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 23 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 19% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Create or manage recycling operations budgets.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Oversee campaigns to promote recycling or waste reduction programs in communities or private companies.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 11% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.7 work days | 27%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Coordinate recycling collection schedules to optimize service and efficiency.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h50 min to 4.2 h | 82%Half by now | |
| Design community solid and hazardous waste management programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 work days6.7 h to 2.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Nov 2028 | |
| Prepare grant applications to fund recycling programs or program enhancements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days5 h to 1 work week | 1%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min13 min to 1.3 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Make presentations to educate the public on how to recycle or on the environmental advantages of recycling.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers1% now, 1% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators51% now, 57% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand44% now, 50% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers27% now, 57% by 2028
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors6% now, 6% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers35% now, 62% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.