Waste managementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the basic targets as well as the economic and environmental aspects of waste management. You are familiar with the possibilities for waste reduction and the techniques used in waste management, reuse and recycling. You can describe the techniques used for hazardous waste treatment as well as the recovery of materials and energy from 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 and pays for it? How can one benefit from waste?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts extensively and proficiently in different situations.
b. justify their information sources in a versatile and critical way.
e. evaluate and develop models, methods, software and techniques.

Qualifications

Basics of engineering chemistry and physics