Field           Service Sector

 

Revision and Rollover of Resource Recovery Unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Resource Recovery

Resource Recovery Operations

22609, 22611-22615, 22618, 22621, 22623-22628, 22679, 22967, 24254, 24255, 24260, 27075

Scrap Metal Recycling

22651-22654, 22657, 22659-22670, 22672, 22674

Zero Waste

22676-22678, 22680-22697

 

MITO New Zealand Incorporated has completed the revision and rollover of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               March 2019

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2023

 

Summary

 

The purpose of this revision and rollover is to keep the unit standards current and fit for purpose. No issues with assessment have been identified since the last review.

 

Main changes

 

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Operations

ID

Title

Level

Credit

22609

Identify and sort resources for recycling and recovery at a workplace

1

2

22611

Prepare a non-hazardous recoverable resource for transport

3

3

22612

Use industrial scales to weigh a bulk commodity in a resource recovery operation

2

2

22613

Stockpile bulk commodities for resource recovery using machinery

3

4

22614

Demonstrate knowledge of storage requirements for a non-hazardous recoverable resource

3

4

22615

Load a transport container with a recyclable or recoverable resource

3

5

22618

Produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility

3

3

22621

Operate a sorting conveyor and sort items in a resource recovery operation

3

6

22623

Plan and manage the implementation of the promotion of a resource recovery facility

5

12

22624

Design the layout and components for a resource recovery facility

5

25

22625

Demonstrate knowledge of, and sort, construction and demolition materials for resource recovery

3

4

22626

Demonstrate knowledge of, and carry out, kerbside collecting for resource recovery

3

3

22627

Store non-hazardous commodities for resource recovery

3

4

22628

Manage a drop-off area at a resource recovery facility

5

20

22679

Explain pre design issues and discuss the design of a resource recovery facility and its components

5

15

22967

Operate a mobile tyre shredder in a resource recovery operation

2

2

24254

Operate a bag stitching machine for resource recovery operations

2

2

24255

Operate a guillotine for resource recovery operations

2

8

24260

Operate a bandsaw for resource recovery operations

2

4

27075

Operate a baler in a resource recovery operation

3

3

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling

ID

Title

Level

Credit

22651

Process scrap metal using gas cutting equipment

3

5

22652

Sort material at a fragmentiser sorting station

3

4

22653

Operate a static baler for recycling scrap metal

3

4

22654

Stockpile commodities at a scrap metal recycling yard

3

5

22657

Prepare to fill, and fill, an export container with scrap metal at a scrap metal yard

3

3

22659

Prepare end-of-life motor vehicles for scrap metal recycling

2

3

22660

Process whiteware for scrap metal recycling

2

4

22661

Control a fragmentiser for scrap metal recycling

5

10

22662

Operate a grab at a scrap metal recycling yard

3

5

22663

Operate a lifting magnet at a scrap metal recycling yard

3

5

22664

Operate mobile shears for scrap metal recycling

3

15

22665

Operate a static shear for scrap metal recycling

3

4

22666

Operate an eddy current separator for scrap metal recycling

3

6

22667

Operate a cable stripper for scrap metal recycling

3

4

22668

Flatten end-of-life motor vehicles for scrap metal recycling

3

3

22669

Bale end-of-life motor vehicles and whiteware for scrap metal recycling

3

4

22670

Operate a granulator for processing scrap copper

3

4

22672

Demonstrate knowledge of the scrap metal recycling industry

2

6

22674

Recognise, classify, grade, value, and purchase nonferrous metals for scrap metal recycling

5

120

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Zero Waste

ID

Title

Level

Credit

22676

Apply zero waste principles in a workplace

2

4

22677

Discuss key concepts of zero waste theory and practice

3

10

22678

Plan and facilitate an event recycling programme based on zero waste principles

5

15

22680

Demonstrate knowledge of strategies for achieving zero waste

5

20

22681

Demonstrate knowledge of Māori and another culture's perspectives of waste

3

5

22682

Explain sustainability, resource efficiency, and cleaner production in relation to zero waste

5

15

22683

Demonstrate knowledge of resource efficiency and cleaner production initiatives

5

20

22684

Develop a programme for measuring and monitoring resource efficiency and cleaner production

5

30

22685

Analyse an industry process for the implementation of zero waste principles

5

35

22686

Analyse a community or institution for the implementation of zero waste principles

5

25

22687

Facilitate the zero waste component of a community project

5

25

22688

Research and advise on options for zero waste in households

4

30

22689

Apply knowledge of demographics and geography to the design of a zero waste service

5

12

22690

Plan, prepare, and implement a zero waste product development project

6

60

22691

Plan and implement a programme to support zero waste within a community

5

25

22692

Explain zero waste options and priorities in a specified industry

4

12

22693

Explain strategies for engaging industry partners in zero waste programmes

5

15

22694

Plan, organise, and lead a site visit for developing a zero waste partnering programme

5

6

22695

Explain the tailoring of zero waste programmes to meet the needs of an industry

5

4

22696

Advise on zero waste options for a commercial enterprise

5

25

22697

Advise on zero waste options for an industry

6

40