Solid Waste and Resource Management

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will:

• Understand the implications of the production, resource management and environmental impact of solid waste management.
• Understand components of solid waste management infrastructure systems to minimize the above effects.
• Be aware of the significance of strategies, resource management, recycling, reuse and reclamation of solid wastes.
• Be familiar with relationships between inappropriate waste management practices and impacts on water, soil and sediment quality.

You will learn:

• The current practices available and implement the systems available for sustainable resource and solid waste management.
• How to carry out an assessment of the relationships between policies, (climate change and/or resource strategies) environmental guidelines, human activities and the environmental quality of impacted soils and water.
• How to integrate technical solid waste management options and imposed environmental legislation and guidance to develop legal and safe solutions

Course Agenda

You'll learn through a combination of: lectures small group teaching computer sessions reading materials You will also have the opportunity to attend two field trips - visiting recycling facilities and disposal sites.

For more information on this course, please contact llahub@newcastle.ac.uk or enquire here