The ecological operator, also commonly called garbage man or street sweeper, is responsible for cleaning the streets, collecting waste and maintaining the urban decor. Usually each ecological operator has his own area of expertise, which he keeps clean and tidy using brooms and shovels, sweepers, equipment and vehicles for the collection of municipal waste. The working day of an ecological operator includes activities such as: collection of urban waste and cleaning of streets, squares, parks and public areas.
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The ecological operator, also commonly called garbage man or street
sweeper, is responsible for cleaning the streets, collecting waste and
maintaining the urban decor. Usually each ecological operator has his own
area of expertise, which he keeps clean and tidy using brooms and shovels,
sweepers, equipment and vehicles for the collection of municipal waste. The
working day of an ecological operator includes activities such as: collection of
urban waste and cleaning of streets, squares, parks and public areas. The
work can be done independently or by a team of operators. The garbage man
goes to the areas of his competence and takes care of collecting the garbage
bags and emptying the bins and garbage cans into the garbage truck. The
collection of waste concerns both unsorted municipal solid waste and
differentiated waste destined for recycling (for example wet, glass, plastic and
paper). In addition, the garbage collector can also take care of collecting bulky
waste such as old furniture and appliances, special waste (batteries, light
bulbs, medicines, used oil ...) and industrial waste, even dangerous. If he
works as a garbage truck driver, auto compactor or other garbage collector,
the ecological operator must drive the vehicle following a predetermined
route, paying attention to the road and maintaining safe driving. He must
also operate the controls correctly, for example to lift the bins. When the
waste collection round is over, the team of ecological operators goes to the
waste treatment plants (landfills, incinerators, disposal, composting or
recycling centers) in the area. Here the contents of the waste truck are
unloaded and sorted for proper disposal or transferred to a larger vehicle to
be sent elsewhere.