EnvE 432

Solid Waste Management


Description

Principles of solid waste management to protect public health. Study of solid waste components, refuse collection, storage, and handling. Design and operation of solid waste transfer and disposal facilities including transfer stations, resource recovery and composting facilities, incinerators, and landfills. Prerequisites: ENV E 324 and 351.

Learning Outcomes

Define and explain important fundamental and engineering concepts of solid wastes management with respect to sources, composition, properties, collections, disposal and/or transformation processes.
Prepare preliminary solid waste engineering design calculations for characterizing waste amounts and properties, and waste collection and treatment facilities
Identify relevant legislation and regulations, future trends, and resource recovery options from solid wastes and landfill leachates.
Make an oral presentation related to solid waste management, and analyze in a written report.


Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 0/1 0/1 3 37.8
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %
0 0 0 33 67

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Undergraduate Program(s)

2024/2025 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5
2024/2025 - Fall - Enve - Year 4
2023/2024 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5
2023/2024 - Fall - Enve - Year 4
2022/2023 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5
2022/2023 - Fall - Enve - Year 4
2021/2022 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5
2021/2022 - Fall - Enve - Year 4
2020/2021 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5
2020/2021 - Fall - Enve - Year 4
2019/2020 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5
2019/2020 - Fall - Enve - Year 4

Sections & Respective Instructors

A1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Nicholas Beier
A1 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Nicholas Beier
A1 - 2022/2023 - Fall - Bipro Dhar
A1 - 2021/2022 - Fall - Bipro Dhar
A1 - 2020/2021 - Fall - Bipro Dhar
A1 - 2019/2020 - Fall - Daryl McCartney