Introduction to Waste Management
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 546-0339/07 |
| Abbreviation | ÚdOH |
| Course title | Introduction to Waste Management |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Environmental Engineering |
| Course coordinator | prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
Fundamentals of Waste Management and the Circular Economy – terminology, the waste hierarchy, by-products, end-of-waste status, the legal framework of the Czech Republic and the European Union, and waste management information systems.
Waste from Mining and Mineral Processing – gangue and waste rock, waste rock dumps, tailings storage facilities, extractive waste; recovery and utilisation options; secondary and critical raw materials.
Waste from the Chemical Industry – waste generation, characterisation, hazardous properties, physico-chemical treatment, and safety considerations.
Waste from Metallurgical Operations – waste generation and characterisation; slags, dusts, sludges and mill scale; treatment and recovery of metals and other recoverable components.
Waste from the Energy Sector – waste from thermal power generation and other non-nuclear energy sources; fly ash, bottom ash and slags, flue-gas desulphurisation products; specific legal and technological regimes governing radioactive waste.
Municipal Waste – waste generation and composition, waste collection and separate collection systems, sorting, material flows, and extended producer responsibility.
Waste from the Food Industry and Agriculture – waste generation and characterisation, by-products, biodegradable waste, food waste, composting, and anaerobic digestion.
Waste from the Glass and Ceramic, Wood and Paper, Textile and Leather Industries, and Healthcare Waste – generation and characterisation of waste arising from the respective industrial sectors and healthcare facilities.
Construction and Demolition Waste – generation and characterisation, selective demolition, concrete, masonry, asphalt mixtures, gypsum, asbestos and other hazardous constituents; recycled aggregates.
Waste Management and Treatment Technologies – mechanical and physico-chemical treatment, biological treatment methods, thermal processes, energy recovery, landfilling, and Best Available Techniques (BAT).
Packaging, End-of-Life Products, Collection and Buy-Back Systems – extended producer responsibility (EPR), packaging waste, batteries, electrical and electronic equipment, tyres, and relevant European Union product legislation.
Waste Sampling and Characterisation – sampling objectives and sampling plans, representativeness, homogeneity and heterogeneity, uncertainty, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and the fundamental standards framework.
Waste Transport and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods – domestic and transboundary shipments of waste, record-keeping requirements, Regulation (EU) 2024/1157, ADR/RID requirements, and emergency response considerations.
Waste from Mining and Mineral Processing – gangue and waste rock, waste rock dumps, tailings storage facilities, extractive waste; recovery and utilisation options; secondary and critical raw materials.
Waste from the Chemical Industry – waste generation, characterisation, hazardous properties, physico-chemical treatment, and safety considerations.
Waste from Metallurgical Operations – waste generation and characterisation; slags, dusts, sludges and mill scale; treatment and recovery of metals and other recoverable components.
Waste from the Energy Sector – waste from thermal power generation and other non-nuclear energy sources; fly ash, bottom ash and slags, flue-gas desulphurisation products; specific legal and technological regimes governing radioactive waste.
Municipal Waste – waste generation and composition, waste collection and separate collection systems, sorting, material flows, and extended producer responsibility.
Waste from the Food Industry and Agriculture – waste generation and characterisation, by-products, biodegradable waste, food waste, composting, and anaerobic digestion.
Waste from the Glass and Ceramic, Wood and Paper, Textile and Leather Industries, and Healthcare Waste – generation and characterisation of waste arising from the respective industrial sectors and healthcare facilities.
Construction and Demolition Waste – generation and characterisation, selective demolition, concrete, masonry, asphalt mixtures, gypsum, asbestos and other hazardous constituents; recycled aggregates.
Waste Management and Treatment Technologies – mechanical and physico-chemical treatment, biological treatment methods, thermal processes, energy recovery, landfilling, and Best Available Techniques (BAT).
Packaging, End-of-Life Products, Collection and Buy-Back Systems – extended producer responsibility (EPR), packaging waste, batteries, electrical and electronic equipment, tyres, and relevant European Union product legislation.
Waste Sampling and Characterisation – sampling objectives and sampling plans, representativeness, homogeneity and heterogeneity, uncertainty, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and the fundamental standards framework.
Waste Transport and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods – domestic and transboundary shipments of waste, record-keeping requirements, Regulation (EU) 2024/1157, ADR/RID requirements, and emergency response considerations.
E-learning
Literature
MESKERS, Christina; WORRELL, Ernst a Markus A. REUTER, eds. Handbook of Recycling: State-of-the-art for Practitioners, Analysts, and Scientists. 2nd ed. Elsevier, 2023. ISBN 978-0-323-85514-3 .
HASAN, Syed E. Introduction to Waste Management: A Textbook. Hoboken: Wiley, 2022. ISBN 978-1-119-43393-4 .
Circular economy and sustainability. Volume 2: Environmental Engineering. Editor Alexandros STEFANAKIS, editor Ioannis NIKOLAOU. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2022. ISBN 978-0-12-821664-4 .
LETCHER, T. M. and VALLERO, Daniel A. (eds.), 2011. Waste: a handbook for management. Amsterdam: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier. ISBN 9780123814760 .
HASAN, Syed E. Introduction to Waste Management: A Textbook. Hoboken: Wiley, 2022. ISBN 978-1-119-43393-4 .
Circular economy and sustainability. Volume 2: Environmental Engineering. Editor Alexandros STEFANAKIS, editor Ioannis NIKOLAOU. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2022. ISBN 978-0-12-821664-4 .
LETCHER, T. M. and VALLERO, Daniel A. (eds.), 2011. Waste: a handbook for management. Amsterdam: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier. ISBN 9780123814760 .
Advised literature
VAN EWIJK, Stijn a Julia STEGEMANN. An Introduction to Waste Management and Circular Economy. London: UCL Press, 2023. ISBN 978-1-80008-466-7 . DOI 10.14324/111.9781800084650.
PICHTEL J. Waste Management Practices : Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2005. 659 pp. ISBN 0-8493-3525-6.
EVANS, G. Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. London: James & James, 2001. xxi, 194 s. ISBN 1-902916-08-5.
Hazardous waste management / Michael D. LaGrega, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans. - 2nd ed.. - New York: McGraw-Hill, c2001 - xxvi, 1202 s. : il. ISBN 0-07-039365-6.
PICHTEL J. Waste Management Practices : Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2005. 659 pp. ISBN 0-8493-3525-6.
EVANS, G. Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. London: James & James, 2001. xxi, 194 s. ISBN 1-902916-08-5.
Hazardous waste management / Michael D. LaGrega, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans. - 2nd ed.. - New York: McGraw-Hill, c2001 - xxvi, 1202 s. : il. ISBN 0-07-039365-6.