Waste and Resource Management

Course contents

Basics of waste and resource management:
- Definitions
- Classification of waste into hazardous and recyclable materials
- Waste reduction (primary measures, secondary measures)

Logistics of waste and resource management:
- Facilities for mechanical, biological and thermal waste treatment
- Waste storage/landfills including landfill techniques and contaminated sites
- Fundamentals of material flow analysis

Resource management in waste management with case studies:
- Waste paper
- Waste glass
- Plastics
- Iron
- Steel
- Scrap metal

Sustainability:
- Sustainable secondary raw materials management
- Current trends in the recycling of resources from waste

Department

Bachelor's program Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering