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Legislation in waste management

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Course Unit Code546-0856/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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.
MUD0002Ing. Jaroslav Mudruňka, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is meant to acquaint students with valid legislation, which applies to waste management, namely the law on waste, implementing regulations to this Act and other relevant legislative regulations in force. The course also informs students about rules to prevent waste formation and rules on waste disposal and management when adhering to the principles of environmental protection, protection of health and principles of sustainable development arising from valid legislation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge proven after the completion of the course: Students are orientated in the waste legislation, have an overview of the legislation dealing with the specific waste management phase and specific waste materials.
Skills demonstrated at the end of the course: Students are able to apply waste management legislation.
Course Contents
1. 541/2020 Sb. - on waste - basic provisions
2. 541/2020 Sb. - on waste - waste management - general obligations
3. 541/2020 Sb. - on waste - waste management - sampling, individual methods of waste management
4. 541/2020 Sb. - on waste - regastration and reporting
5. 541/2020 Sb. - on waste - landfill fees
6. 541/2020 Sb. - on waste - performance of state administration
7. 542/2020 Sb. - on end-of-life products - general obligations, electrical equipment
8. 542/2020 Sb. - on end-of-life products - vehicles
9. 542/2020 Sb. - on end-of-life products - performance of state administration
10. 477/2001 Sb. - on packaging - basic obligations - on packaging - authorized packaging company
11. 157/2009 Sb. - on the management of extractive waste
12. 352/2014 Sb. - on the Waste Management Plan of the Czech Republic for 2015 - 2024
13. 8/2021 Sb. - on the waste catalog
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
The Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic, https://www.mvcr.cz/sbirka-zakonu.aspx
Waste legislation, https://www.mzp.cz/cz/legislativa_metodicke_pokyny_odpady
EUR-Lex, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html
HUNG, Yung-Tse, Lawrence K. WANG a Nazih K. SHAMMAS, ed. Handbook of environment and waste management: air and water pollution control. Singapore: World Scientific, c2012. ISBN 978-981-4327-69-5.
Platné právní předpisy k zákonu o odpadech, dostupné na WWW: https://www.mvcr.cz/sbirka-zakonu.aspx
Souhrn předpisů a jejich výklad, dostupné na WWW: https://www.mzp.cz/cz/legislativa_metodicke_pokyny_odpady
EUR-Lex Právo EU, dostupné na WWW: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html
Recommended Reading:
Municipal waste management across European countries, https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/waste/municipal-waste/municipal-waste-management-across-european-countries
OECD.Stat, https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?themetreeid=-200
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/index.htm
Professional internet portals.
HERČÍK, Miloslav. Legislativa a ochrana životního prostředí. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1837-5. Skripta. Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava.
PETRŽÍLEK, Petr. Legislativa udržitelného rozvoje a nové podnikatelské příležitosti. Praha: LexisNexis CZ, 2007. EKO. ISBN 978-80-86920-20-7.
CENIA, česká informační agentura ŽP, dostupné na WWW https://www.cenia.cz/#aktuality_
Odborné internetové portály, např. enviweb.cz, szu.cz, caoh.cz, tretiruka.cz, inisoft.cz
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Other activities
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 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34