As a Waste Management Officer, you will need to master following:

• coordinate waste management procedures
• develop recycling programs
• establish waste collection routes
• follow standards for machinery safety
• waste and scrap products

More generally, a waste management officer is also versed in:

• advise on waste management procedures
• apply organisational techniques
• business management principles
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
• health, safety and hygiene legislation
• maintain recycling records
• manage recycling program budget
• manage staff
• waste management
• waste transport legislation

It also helps to know the following:

• analyse experimental laboratory data
• decontamination techniques
• educate on recycling regulations
• follow nuclear plant safety precautions
• maintain waste collection records
• monitor waste treatment equipment
• pollution legislation
• project management
• respond to nuclear emergencies
• train staff on waste management
• advise on pollution prevention
• collect samples for analysis
• communicate with waste collectors
• coordinate shipments of recycling materials
• develop hazardous waste management strategies
• develop non-hazardous waste management strategies
• hazardous waste storage
• hazardous waste treatment
• identify new recycling opportunities
• monitor disposal of radioactive substances
• monitor radiation levels
• nuclear energy
• pollution prevention
• radiation protection
• research recycling grant opportunities
• schedule regular machine maintenance
• test safety strategies
• train staff on recycling programs
• write technical reports