Course Name: Integrated Management of Waste
Course Code: TIMW 245
Course Level: Year 2 Semester 2
Contact hours: 70
Credit Units: 2
Rationale:
Integrated Waste Management (IWM) is a comprehensive waste prevention, recycling, composting, and disposal program. An effective IWM system considers how to prevent, recycle, and manage waste in ways that most effectively protect human health and the environment.
Learning Outcome
· Summarise and compare the types of waste
· List the major approaches to managing waste
· Describe conventional waste disposal methods
· Evaluate approaches for reducing waste: source reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling
Duration:
2 Weeks
Teaching Methods:
Modified lectures, individual and group assignments and presentations, case studies and field work.
Assessment:
Continuous assignments/practicals [40%], and final examination [60%].
Course Content:
· Introduction to waste management; defining waste and purpose of waste management, Waste management hierarchy
· Types/Kinds of waste; Solid and Liquid Wastes:
· Classification and Sources of Wastes according to their Properties, Origin and their effects/impacts on Human Health and Environment;
o Bio-degradable and
o Non-biodegradable,
o Hazardous wastes,
o Non-hazardous
· Sources of human exposures and points of contact
· 5R’s; Refuse, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Reclaim
· Handling of the various types of wastes;
· Waste water management
Study Material:
1. Bonn, V. 2015. Handbook of Industrial Waste
2. Gary D. 2017. Waste Management Practices: Literature Review" (PDF).
3. Hung, Y & Wang, L.K. 2020. Handbook of Environment and Waste Management-
4. Letcher, T.M. &Vallero, D.A. 2019.Waste: A Handbook for Management
5. Marmolejo L.F.R. 2012. Waste Management: An Integrated Vision
6. New Energy Corporation. 2014."Waste Hierarchy".
7. Pope, K. 2019. Global Waste Management: Models for Tackling the International Waste Crisis.
8. Raleigh A. 2011. "The Proper Care and Use of a Garbage Disposal".
9. Salah M. El-Haggar, P.E. 2012. Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management
10. Spellman F.R. 2016. The Handbook of water and waste water treatment
11. USEPA. 2014."Energy Recovery from Waste".
12. Wang, L.K. & Wang, M.S. 2021. Integrated Natural Resources Research.
13. Worrell, E. & Reuter, M. 2014. Handbook of Recycling: State-of-the-art for Practitioners, Analysts, and Scientists
- Lecturer: Huzayifa Sekaayi