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Introduction to Waste Management

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Course Unit Code546-0339/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CAB72prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D.
Summary
The course provides students with basic information on the issue of waste
economy and waste disposal. The students are acquainted with legal regulations
concerning waste economy, prevention of waste formation, its effective
material and power-producing utilization. Students are also informed about the
following: the most important methods of disposal of the individual types of
industrial waste and municipal refuse, individual technological procedures,
such as collection, sorting and purchase of waste.

Syllabus:
Basics of Waste Economy
Legal Regulations in Waste Economy
Waste Economy Terminology
Waste Formation and Characteristics
Waste Disposal
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge of waste management in terms of their removal and their efficient material and energy recovery. Ability to distinguish different approaches, to estimate and find best solutions for a specific problem of waste management. Students will be able to obtain information for work experience, demonstrate a general overview and evaluate the problem. Compare different approaches and the practical site of them. Being able to produce results and solve the task independently.
Demonstrate ability to communicate (active both writing and speaking), manage technical terminology.
Course Contents
1. Basic of waste management, legislation in waste management, waste management terminology
2. Establishment and characterization of waste from mining and mineral processing,
3. Establishment and characterization of waste from metallurgical plants,
4. Establishment and characterization of waste from nuclear and non nuclear energy,
5. Establishment and characterization of municipal waste
6. Establishment and characterization of waste from food industries, waste from agriculture,
7. Establishment and characterization of waste from glass and ceramic industries, scrap wood and paper industry, waste from textile and leather industry,
8. Establishment and characterization of waste from medical facilities
9. Establishment and characterization of waste from construction
10. Waste management (landfill waste, thermal waste disposal methods, biological methods of waste treatment)
11. Packaging, collection and purchase of waste
12. Sampling
13. Transport of dangerous goods (waste)
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Circular economy and sustainability. Volume 2: Environmental Engineering. Editor Alexandros STEFANAKIS, editor Ioannis NIKOLAOU. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2022. ISBN 978-0-12-821664-4.
DIAZ, Luis F, M DE BERTOLDI and Werner BIDLINGMAIER, ed. Compost science and technology. 1st ed. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2007 - xvi, 364 pp. ISBN 978-0-08-043960-0.
Industrial waste treatment / editor Nelson Leonard Nemerow. - Burlington : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007,- xx, 561 pp. ISBN 978-0-12-372493-9.
WILLIAMS, P. T. Waste Treatment and Disposal. Wiley, Second Edition. 2005. Available from: Book.
HLAVATÁ, M. Odpadové hospodářství. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2007. ISBN 80-248-0737-9.
Industrial waste treatment / editor Nelson Leonard Nemerow. - Burlington : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007,- xx, 561 s. : il. ISBN 978-0-12-372493-9.
Odpadové fórum : odborný měsíčník o odpadech a druhotných surovinách. CEMC České ekologické manažerské centrum. 1999- . Praha. ISSN 1212-7779.
FEČKO P., M. KUŠNIEROVÁ, B. LYČKOVÁ, V. ČABLÍK, A. FARKAŠOVÁ. Popílky. VŠB-TUO : Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0327-5.
Recommended Reading:
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.
STONER, D. L. (ed.). Biotechnology for the Treatment of Hazardous Waste. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1994. 232 s. ISBN 0-87371-613-2.
STRAKA, F. a kol. Bioplyn. Praha: Gas, 2006. 706 s. ISBN 80-7328-090-6.
CHRIAŠTEĽ, Ladislav. Recyklácia odpadov. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Slovenská technická univerzita, 2000. 102 s. : il. ISBN 80-227-1403-8.
EVANS, G. Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. London: James & James, 2001. xxi, 194 s. ISBN 1-902916-08-5.
OBROUČKA, K. Termické odstraňování a energetické využívání odpadů. Ostrava: VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2001. 140 s. ISBN 80-248-0009-8 (brož.).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 (33)17
                Seminární práceSemestral project10 2
                PrezentaceOther task type5 2
                Projekt 1Project5 2
                Projekt 2Project5 2
                Aktivní účastOther task type8 2
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)18
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination30 8
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination37 10