Waste management and recyclingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the basic targets as well as the economical and environmental aspects of waste management. You are familiar with the possibilities for waste reduction and techniques used in waste management, reusing and recycling. You can describe the techniques used for hazardous waste treatment as well as recovery of materials and energy in waste. You know the main features of national and international guidance and regulations concerning waste management.

Content

What is the priority aim in waste management? How can you know the environmentally best techniques to treat waste? What kind of waste is not suitable to be taken to landfills? How are they treated, then? Is waste incineration dangerous? Who owns the waste? Who pays for it? How can one benefit from wastes?

Qualifications

Basic Engineering Chemistry

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can a. use professional vocabulary systematically. b. look for information in the key information sources of the field. c. identify interrelated tasks. e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.