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Solid Waste Management
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- 29 October 2012
(5 days)
Solid Waste Management
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This course will be of interest to those wishing to understand the principles and techniques of solid waste management, including the legislative, environmental, economic and social drivers. Delegates will be introduced to the selection and design of appropriate methods of storage, collection, transfer, treatment and disposal in both industrialised and developing countries, including a site visit and computer workshops.
On completion of the course, delegates will:
- understand the implications of the production, resource management and environmental impact of solid waste management;
- be able to design solid waste management infrastructure systems to minimise the above effects;
- be aware of the significance of recycling, reuse and reclamation of solid wastes;
- fully appreciate current practices and implement any of the systems available in solid waste management;
- be capable of carrying out an environmental assessment of the various selected processes;
- be able to integrate into or manage a multi-disciplinary group involved in the production, treatment and disposal of solid wastes.
Course Outline
- General background (waste, MFA, economics);
- Sources, quantities and composition;
- Legislation, regulation and control;
- Anaerobic digestion;
- Anaerobic digestion of MSW;
- Composting;
- Incineration;
- Emissions from incinerators;
- Reuse and recycling;
- Recycling technologies;
- Waste management behaviour (people);
- Industrial solid waste (audits, minimisation);
- Waste composition and stabilisation behaviour;
- Landfill site design and management;
- Risk assessment of landfills;
- Pollution from landfills;
- Contaminant dispersion;
- Industrial waste strategies;
- Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) strategies;
- Decision Support Systems (DSS) for MSW.
Presenters
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Prof David Graham (Course Leader)
- Dr Oliver Heidrich
Fees
- Solid Waste Management: 29 October 2012 (5 days)
- £975.00
- Formal assessment may be available for this Course. Assessment attracts an additional fee of £260.00, and delegates will be issued with a transcript and Certificate of Credit Achieved.
Academic module outline
This course is also delivered as a Module on at least one of the School's Masters programmes; delegates will attend with full and part time registered students. The Academic Module Outline is available via the University's Module Catalogue.
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Solid Waste Management accredited by Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management |