Field           Service Sector

 

Revision and Rollover of Resource Recovery unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Resource Recovery

Composting

23290-23297, 23305-23307, 23309-23311, 23313, 23315, 23316, 23319, 23652

Recycling and Recovery

24241-24252

Resource Recovery - Construction and Demolition

23324-23333

Resource Recovery Theory

22633, 22639-22642, 22644-22647

Reusable Goods

24256-24259

 

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

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Composting

ID

Title

Level

Credit

23290

Identify organic materials suitable for bio-energy feedstock

2

1

23291

Describe composting worms and the environment required for vermicomposting for resource recovery

Demonstrate knowledge of composting worms and the environment required for vermicomposting for resource recovery

2

3

23292

Describe and evaluate homemade and commercial vermicomposting units for domestic composting

2

5

23293

Describe the processes of sourcing, preparing, and adding feedstock for vermicomposting for resource recovery

2

1

23294

Establish vermicomposting units for resource recovery activity and maintain the environment and microbiology

3

5

23295

Explain and conduct the separation of vermicompost from worms, and package worms for transportation

3

4

23296

Explain the issues related to vermicomposting and their effects on the worms and the vermicomposting unit

3

2

23297

Develop a production plan, and manage and report on the operation of a commercial vermicomposting unit

5

12

23305

Operate, and carry out basic maintenance, on an organic shredder at a composting facility

3

15

23306

Operate a screening plant and carry out basic maintenance at a composting facility

3

15

23307

Describe and operate an in-vessel composting plant at a composting facility

3

15

23309

Operate compost turning equipment at a composting facility

3

15

23310

Prepare for bagging, operate, and shut down compost bagging plant at a composting facility

3

15

23311

Plan and schedule compost production for a composting facility

5

20

23313

Develop a composting recipe for a composting facility

5

20

23315

Review, implement, and monitor quality assurance and environment management for a composting facility

5

20

23316

Source, assess, and classify raw materials for composting

4

10

23319

Plan and develop a composting facility

5

20

23652

Prepare for and conduct on-site testing at a composting facility

4

3

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Recycling and Recovery

ID

Title

Level

Credit

24241

Demonstrate knowledge of glass recovery

2

2

24242

Identify and sort cullet for recycling

2

1

24243

Demonstrate knowledge of the reuse of glass containers

2

2

24244

Sort glass containers for recycling and reuse

2

4

24245

Wash glass containers for reuse using a bottle washing machine

2

5

24246

Identify and sort paper fibre for recycling and recovery

2

4

24247

Demonstrate knowledge of paper grades for recycling and recovery

4

8

24248

Identify and describe types of plastic for recycling

1

1

24249

Sort plastics for recycling at a resource recovery facility

2

1

24250

Demonstrate knowledge of contamination in plastics and remove contamination from plastics at a recovery facility

2

4

24251

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a plastics shredder at a plastics recovery facility

2

8

24252

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a plastics granulator at a plastics recovery facility

2

8

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery - Construction and Demolition

ID

Title

Level

Credit

23324

Identify construction and demolition waste materials and sort them for reuse, recycling, and disposal

2

4

23325

Demonstrate introductory knowledge of constraints on construction and demolition waste

2

5

23326

Demonstrate knowledge of the recovery of resources from construction and demolition waste

3

6

23327

Describe health, safety, and environmental requirements relating to construction and demolition waste

Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and environmental requirements relating to construction and demolition waste

3

6

23328

Dismantle recoverable construction and demolition materials and prepare for storage and transport

3

12

23329

Select and manage equipment for recovering resources from construction and demolition waste

5

30

23330

Recommend minimisation and resource recovery strategies for construction and demolition waste

4

10

23331

Plan, manage, and monitor the minimisation and recovery of construction or demolition waste

5

30

23332

Prepare tenders for contracts relating to construction and demolition waste

5

10

23333

Develop contracts for construction and demolition waste

5

15

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Theory

ID

Title

Level

Credit

22633

Explain responsibilities for resource recovery

3

2

22639

Evaluate options and issues for managing recoverable resources

5

25

22640

Demonstrate knowledge of legislation, policies, and programmes relating to resource recovery

5

25

22641

Demonstrate knowledge of the recycling of inorganic resources

3

9

22642

Demonstrate knowledge of preparing non-hazardous recyclables for transport

3

5

22644

Demonstrate knowledge of, and apply, the Solid Waste Analysis Protocol

5

15

22645

Research and discuss best practice for resource recovery and recycling

5

35

22646

Demonstrate knowledge of responsibilities, strategic drivers, and opportunities for resource recovery

5

25

22647

Research overseas resource recovery legislation, policy, and agreements and evaluate relevance to NZ

5

20

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Reusable Goods

ID

Title

Level

Credit

24256

Demonstrate knowledge of the value of, and negotiate prices for, reusable goods

3

5

24257

Demonstrate knowledge of legislation relating to the trade of reusable goods

3

10

24258

Demonstrate basic knowledge of, and source reusable goods at, waste exchanges

3

3

4

24259

Describe, assess, accept, and sort reusable goods for resource recovery

3

3