B635 – Solid Waste Management and Recycling

Module
Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Module number
B635
Version: 2
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ines Dragon
ines.dragon(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer(s)

Dr.-Ing. Cornelius Sandhu
cornelius.sandhu(at)htw-dresden.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Solid Waste Management and Recycling"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)
Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Written examination
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Solid Waste Management and Recycling"
Form of teaching

Lectures, seminars
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure
  • Design, planning and construction of recycling facilities; safety requirements; economic aspects
  • Optimization of product and material recycling
  • Discussion of selected case studies
Qualification objectives

This module is based on the student’s basic knowledge of solid waste management and recycling. Students develop an understanding of landfill, recycling, waste reduction, policy and economics, composting, waste collection and transfer, municipal waste, industrial waste, residual waste and other waste management and technology aspects. They are able to identify technology advantages and limitations, synergies and solutions and to present their findings in seminar discussions.
Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
No information
Literature

Journals:

  • The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management
  • Waste Management – International Journal of Integrated Waste Management
  • Science and Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Environmental Management
Current teaching resources

Script
Notes
No information
Link to course/learning resources in OPAL
https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/29005611012
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