| Course ID: | IIS-SE>WASMAN |
| Course title: | WASTE MANAGEMENT |
| Semester: | 4 / Spring |
| ECTS: | 5 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 30 / 30 hours |
| Field of study: | Environmental Engineering |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | optional |
| Prerequisites: | none |
| Contact person: | dr hab. Krzysztof Lejcuś, prof. uczelni; krzysztof.lejcus@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | Legal basis and principles of waste management. Limiting waste generation, lowwaste and waste-free technologies. Properties of municipal and industrial waste, hazardous waste. Collection, transport and selective collection of municipal waste. Waste recovery and neutralization methods. Responsibilities of municipalities and public education in the field of municipal waste management. |
| Full description: | Basic law regulations concerning waste disposal. Classification, physical, chemical and mechanical properties of wastes. Waste generation forecasting. Reduction of waste amount. Waste management - local government tasks. Collection and transportation of waste. Selective collection and segregation of waste. Mechanical-biological treatment of municipal solid wastes. Industrial waste, hazardous waste. Waste Incineration. Landfills: types, location, construction and operation. Landfills reclamation. |
| Bibliography: | Tchobanoglous George. Handbook of Solid Waste Management. Mcgraw Hill Book Co. 2002. |
| Learning outcomes: | Basic concepts in the field of waste management. Principles of organization and planning in waste management. Methods of municipal waste disposal and recovery. General principles for the operation of installations and new technologies used in waste management |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | lecture written credit 40.00%, project classes project, presentation 60.00% |