Program Overview

Solid Waste and Resource Management

The Solid Waste and Resource Management program is designed to examine the methods of storage, collection, transfer, treatment, and disposal appropriate for industrialized and developing countries. This program investigates cities' strategies, urban metabolisms, and the assessment options using Life Cycle Assessments.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will:

• Understand the implications of the production, resource management, and environmental impact of solid waste management.
• Understand components of solid waste management infrastructure systems to minimize the above effects.
• Be aware of the significance of strategies, resource management, recycling, reuse, and reclamation of solid wastes.
• Be familiar with relationships between inappropriate waste management practices and impacts on water, soil, and sediment quality.

Course Content

You will learn:

• The current practices available and implement the systems available for sustainable resource and solid waste management.
• How to carry out an assessment of the relationships between policies, (climate change and/or resource strategies) environmental guidelines, human activities, and the environmental quality of impacted soils and water.
• How to integrate technical solid waste management options and imposed environmental legislation and guidance to develop legal and safe solutions.

Course Agenda

The program is taught through a combination of:

• Lectures
• Small group teaching
• Computer sessions
• Reading materials You will also have the opportunity to attend two field trips, visiting recycling facilities and disposal sites.