The Course Content
Day One: Sustainable Waste Management: An International Context
Waste Management Policies
Sustainable Waste Management: Best Practice
Environmental Risks and Their Management and Control
Managing Pollution in the Environment
Understanding the Life Cycle of Waste
Day Two: Waste Prevention
Waste Prevention Best Practice in the Industry
The True Cost of Waste
Behavior and Culture of Waste Management
Industrial Solid Waste: Audits and Minimization Strategies
Management of Landfills
Industrial Waste Strategies
Day Three: Re-Use and Recycling of Waste
The Role of Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs)
The Role of Transfer Stations
The Science of Composting in Waste management
Open Windrow Composting
‘In-Vessel Composting’ (IVC)
Food Waste
Day Four: Waste Recovery
AD of Food waste
Good Practice in the Management of Food Waste
Waste Incineration with Energy Recovery
Energy from Waste Incineration (EfW)
EfW for Municipal Waste
Landfill: Hazards and Risks
Day Five: Land Waste Disposal
Principles of Sustainable Landfill in Various Countries
Landfill: Engineering Considerations
Long-Term Storage of Waste
The Future of Waste Management
Course Summary