Course Overview
This course is the first of a four-course series in the solid-waste technical studies. Solid-Waste Management gives students an overview of municipal solid-waste management including collection, transfer, transport and disposal. Methods of processing, introduction to disposal facilities, disposal options, and the economic and environmental issues of solid-waste management are topics covered in this course.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in EENG 8780
Credits
1.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Characterize municipal solid waste with respect to composition, quantity and physical properties.
- Describe the municipal solid waste management hierarchy.
- Explain municipal solid waste legislation/regulations in British Columbia.
- Analyze municipal solid waste collection and transportation systems.
- Describe municipal solid waste landfill and incineration systems.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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