{"id":58325,"date":"2026-03-12T14:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58325"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:06:38","slug":"internship-recycle-corps-intern-wm-kirkland-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-recycle-corps-intern-wm-kirkland-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Recycle Corps Intern,\u00a0WM (Kirkland, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-row\">\n<div class=\"cc-row__content cc-columns-count-1\" data-bind=\"class: 'cc-columns-count-' + columns.length, style: { gap: gap}\">\n<div class=\"cc-column cc-column--default\" data-bind=\"style: { \n        backgroundColor: params.backgroundColor,\n        backgroundImage: backgroundSrc,\n        borderRadius: borderRadius,\n        maxWidth:maxWidth,\n        height: height },\n               class: 'cc-column--' + size() + className\">\n<div class=\"cc-column__content\" data-bind=\"style:{padding: padding}\">\n<div class=\"component-styling-wrapper-0\" data-bind=\"class: uniqueWrapperClass\">\n<div class=\"job-details__subtitle text-color-secondary\" data-bind=\"\n            class: customizationParams.commonParams.cssClass,\n            attr: { id: customizationParams.commonParams.cssId },\n            customStyles: customizationParams.commonParams,\n        \"><span data-bind=\"html: primaryLocation\">Kirkland, WA, United States<\/span> <span data-bind=\"text: workplaceTypeName\">(Hybrid)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component-styling-wrapper-0\" data-bind=\"class: uniqueWrapperClass\">\n<div class=\"job-details__section job-details__section-tags\" data-bind=\"\n            class: customizationParams.commonParams.cssClass,\n            attr: { id: customizationParams.commonParams.cssId },\n            customStyles: customizationParams.commonParams,\n        \">\n<div class=\"job-tags\">\n<div class=\"job-tag job-tag--trending-job\" data-bind=\"class: &#096;job-tag--${className}&#096;, css: { 'job-tag--layout1': layoutStyle &amp;&amp; layoutStyle() === 'layout1' }\"><span class=\"job-tag__title\" data-bind=\"text: label\">TRENDING<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cc-row\">\n<div class=\"cc-row__content cc-columns-count-1\" data-bind=\"class: 'cc-columns-count-' + columns.length, style: { gap: gap}\">\n<div class=\"cc-column cc-column--default\" data-bind=\"style: { \n        backgroundColor: params.backgroundColor,\n        backgroundImage: backgroundSrc,\n        borderRadius: borderRadius,\n        maxWidth:maxWidth,\n        height: height },\n               class: 'cc-column--' + size() + className\">\n<div class=\"cc-column__content\" data-bind=\"style:{padding: padding}\">\n<div class=\"component-styling-wrapper-0\" data-bind=\"class: uniqueWrapperClass\">\n<div class=\"job-details__section\" data-bind=\"\n            class: customizationParams.commonParams.cssClass,\n            attr: { id: customizationParams.commonParams.cssId },\n            customStyles: customizationParams.commonParams,\n        \">\n<h2 class=\"job-details__description-header text-color-secondary font-family-secondary\" data-bind=\"i18n: 'job-details.job-description-title'\">JOB DESCRIPTION<\/h2>\n<div class=\"job-details__description-content basic-formatter\" data-bind=\"html: pageData().job.description\">\n<p><strong>WM Recycle Corps Internship Program\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><strong>There are\u00a0<\/strong><strong>11<\/strong><strong> open intern positions we are looking to fill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><strong>The pay rate for this internship is $25.00 per hour.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Job Summary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WM Recycle Corps intern program is a nine-week internship focused on the latest strategies in engaging residents and businesses in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. The internship is designed to provide a group of responsible college students and recent graduates with experience as environmental educators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This position provides an opportunity to work with communities across western Washington. Interns will be in the field engaging with hundreds of businesses and attending community festivals to educate on recycling right. We are seeking a diverse group of applicants from all backgrounds to best connect with the businesses and residents of this region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">WM Recycle Corps interns represent the company on a variety of public outreach projects. Interns will primarily conduct in-person site visits, attend weekend community festivals with a WM booth, complete some remote phone-based outreach to help businesses and apartment complexes with their recycling programs, and tag recycling carts with educational flyers. Additional outreach projects could include writing blogs, social media posting and delivering educational supplies to customers. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">Professional development is a top priority in the WM Recycle Corps program. WM outreach staff will work one-on-one with interns to understand their career goals and interests, and connect them with professionals in the industry. Interns will build their network through meet and greets with outreach staff from local government agencies and build an understanding of career pathways in the solid waste industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">WM is committed to social and racial equity and cultural responsiveness in our services to clients, our workforce composition and practices, and in our organizational culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Essential Duties and Qualifications<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work locations and plans while remaining positive.<\/li>\n<li>Curiosity and enthusiasm for recycling and composting.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Strong verbal and written communication skills.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ability to engage and educate the public through technical assistance in person and over the phone.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work efficiently and independently while maintaining attention to detail.<\/li>\n<li>Efficiency in using Excel as part of regular data collection during site visits.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Default\">Ability to work effectively with a partner and in a diverse, collaborative team environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Default\">Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Marathi, Farsi, Hindi, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian or Somali is preferred, but not required.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Position Requirements<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be available to participate in the internship from start to finish: 6\/15\/2026 &#8211; 8\/14\/2026.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Have completed at least one year of college and be enrolled as a college student in the fall of 2026 or have graduated college in the last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have access to a vehicle and be able to travel to and from multiple sites per day throughout King, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. Personal vehicles will be used to transport outreach materials including tables and tents.\u00a0Personal vehicle mileage beyond the commute to and from the main office in Kirkland will be reimbursed at the standard IRS rate.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Have access to a remote workspace with internet access to complete occasional phone-based outreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Work Environment<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most settings for this job will be in the field in residential or commercial areas, completing outreach work indoors and outdoors (where the physical environment may include dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements). Weekend and\/or holiday work will be tabling at community events.<\/li>\n<li>Infrequent setting will be working from remote workspace.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Program Overview<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a full-time paid internship with an hourly rate of $25.00 per hour (approx. 32-40 hours\/week).<\/li>\n<li>Eligible candidates must be able to start Monday, June 15, 2026, and work through Friday, August 14, 2026.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Many shifts follow a Monday \u2013 Friday standard business hours schedule. On occasion, shifts will begin as early as 5 a.m. or end as late as 11:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Interns should expect to work around 5 holidays and\/or weekends (Saturday and\/or Sunday) with varying start and end times. When weekend work is required, interns will receive select weekdays off.<\/li>\n<li>The schedule and work location will look different each week of the internship. Outreach will take place primarily in King County cities (Kirkland, Seattle, Auburn, etc.) with some work in Snohomish County and Kitsap County.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cc-row\">\n<div class=\"cc-row__content cc-columns-count-1\" data-bind=\"class: 'cc-columns-count-' + columns.length, style: { gap: gap}\">\n<div class=\"cc-column cc-column--default\" data-bind=\"style: { \n        backgroundColor: params.backgroundColor,\n        backgroundImage: backgroundSrc,\n        borderRadius: borderRadius,\n        maxWidth:maxWidth,\n        height: height },\n               class: 'cc-column--' + size() + className\">\n<div class=\"cc-column__content\" data-bind=\"style:{padding: padding}\">\n<div class=\"component-styling-wrapper-0\" data-bind=\"class: uniqueWrapperClass\">\n<div class=\"job-details__section\" data-bind=\"\n            class: customizationParams.commonParams.cssClass,\n            attr: { id: customizationParams.commonParams.cssId },\n            customStyles: customizationParams.commonParams,\n        \">\n<h2 class=\"job-details__description-header text-color-secondary font-family-secondary\" data-bind=\"i18n: 'job-details.employer-description-title'\">ABOUT US<\/h2>\n<div class=\"job-details__description-content basic-formatter\" data-bind=\"html: pageData().job.corporateDescription\"><b><u>ABOUT WM<\/u><\/b>\n<div>\n<div>WM (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WM.com<\/a>) is North America\u2019s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM\u2019s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks \u2013 the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America \u2013 where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company\u2019s sustainability progress and solutions, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.wm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sustainability.WM.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b><u>Equal Employment Opportunity<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>For United States:\u00a0<i>WM is an equal opportunity employer.\u00a0 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>For Canada:\u00a0<i>WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Real ID<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative.\u00a0 This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons, or service federal property.\u00a0 Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cc-row\">\n<div class=\"cc-row__content cc-columns-count-1\" data-bind=\"class: 'cc-columns-count-' + columns.length, style: { gap: gap}\">\n<div class=\"cc-column cc-column--default\" data-bind=\"style: { \n        backgroundColor: params.backgroundColor,\n        backgroundImage: backgroundSrc,\n        borderRadius: borderRadius,\n        maxWidth:maxWidth,\n        height: height },\n               class: 'cc-column--' + size() + className\">\n<div class=\"cc-column__content\" data-bind=\"style:{padding: padding}\">\n<div class=\"component-styling-wrapper-0\" data-bind=\"class: uniqueWrapperClass\">\n<div class=\"job-details__section\" data-bind=\"\n            class: customizationParams.commonParams.cssClass,\n            attr: { id: customizationParams.commonParams.cssId },\n            customStyles: customizationParams.commonParams,\n        \">\n<h2 class=\"job-details__description-header text-color-secondary font-family-secondary\" data-bind=\"i18n: 'job-details.organization-description-title'\">ABOUT THE TEAM<\/h2>\n<div class=\"job-details__description-content basic-formatter\" data-bind=\"html: pageData().job.organizationDescription\">What is the value of a WM job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It\u2019s a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career. We Are WM is what defines the perks of being in the WM family \u2013 from benefits, to resources and engagement activities.\u00a0\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>We are People First. We are Committed to Your Growth. We Are Investing in You. We are a Family. We are Stable. 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