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CO U R S E S & C A REERS
Salary scale
Different countries adopt different salary scale
structures for waste management workers. In Canada
for instance, a waste management specialist in an
entry-level position makes an average of CAD55,000
per year, while those with several years of education
and experience are known to make between
CAD78,000 and CAD88,000 per year.
Specialists earn as much as £24,000 to £50,000 yearly
in the UK, depending on their qualifications. Those
employed by local authorities have salary structures
based on grading or posts within the individual authority.
While broadly similar, salaries in private organisations
start slightly lower but give more room to rise.
Self-employment or freelance consultation is also a
possibility, as environmental consultants with relevant
expertise and larger portfolios can earn more.
Please note that figures are intended as guidelines as
some authorities offer higher salaries.
Waste management may not be a career of choice
for many but that only indicates the demand for
such professionals, given the increasing concern for
the environment these days. With a career in waste
management, you can claim a role towards the
conservation of the environment.

Recycling is part of
the waste disposal
hierarchy of reduce,
reuse and recycle.

Waste Management Facts
The average
household uses
about 600 steel cans
every
ever year.

= 600
Recycling one glass
bottle saves enough
energy to power a
computer for 25 minutes.

= 14
Green glass bottles
are made with
up to 90 per cent
recycled glass.

90%
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3 hours

Just 14 recycled
plastic bottles yields
enough fibrefill for a
ski jacket.

save
25 minutes

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Recycling just one
aluminium can save the
energy it takes to run a
television set for 3 hours.

For every tonne of
recycle newspaper,
we save 17 trees.

= 17