CEV 334 - Solid Waste Management

Course Objectives

1. To provide a basic knowledge and concepts of solid waste terminology, quantity, characteristics, circular economy and integrated municipal solid waste management,
2. Enable the students to follow scientific and technological developments related to solid wastes as well as further improve and apply them,
3. Enable the students to apply solid waste recycling, treatment and disposal technologies,
4. Enable the students to design (conceptual) waste management systems.

Course Description

Terminology of solid waste. Legal framework. Integrated solid waste management and circular economy concepts. Solid waste generation and characteristics. Collection of solid wastes. Recovery and recycling of solid wastes. Biological treatment technologies (composting, biomethanization). Landfills. Combustion of solid wastes.