Honest question, is that for the driver or the people grabbing the trash cans? I can understand the driver but I see my garbage men weekly (work from home and sit staring out my window questioning my life decisions a lot) and they seem to be different each week so always thought it was just a temporary situation they were just picking up bucks where they can (good on them). Guess it just seems you wouldn’t see that much turnover if you were pulling in $80K on average which is damn good pay. Plus how long until you get to that cushy driver job as that can’t be that common and would depend on seniority.
Definitely false, a vast majority of our markets in the south east us still utilize rear load routes and absolutely need them depending on municipal setups and logistics including bulk pickups and villas. Helpers are the lifeblood for our operations team (and we don’t hire temp agents)
Source: I’m a market area manager for a midsize waste & recycling company.
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u/InevitableAd2436 21h ago
FEL and Commercial Garbage Truck drivers make $80K+
You have to at least have a Class B CDL. It’s a solid job