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Course code: RSSS20423f15Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Basics of modern waste management
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Dr inż. Jakub Bekier
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Students acquire knowledge of modern principles of waste management and basic administrative procedures in accordance with applicable law, knows the characteristics of the main groups of waste, knows the various participants in the waste management system, knows the most important technology of disposal / recycling, knows the current problems of waste in Poland, knows the environmental and economical aspects of waste management in Poland. Skills: Students are able to define the source of the waste and able to define the environmental threats caused by the waste, is able to properly classify participants of the waste management system, is able to identify the most appropriate methods to reduce waste production.
Competences: Personal and social competence: The individuals are able to independent and critical assessment of the problems connected with classification, management, disposal and recycling of waste. Students can participate in discussions connected with this issues, using proper terminology and correct ways of arguing.
Prerequisites: environmental policy, environmental consulting, environmental management
Course content: The definition and the most important source of waste; Criteria and ways of classifying waste in Poland and in the EU; Municipal waste in Poland: properties, ways of utilization, predicting the amounts; Strategies for waste reduction; The main methods of waste disposal; Waste management in Poland; Legal aspects of waste management in Poland; The economics of waste management.
Recommended literature: 1.GUS. Roczniki statystyczne ochrony środowiska. Wyd. GUS, Warszawa, lata 2000 – 2014. 2.Baran S., Turski R. Podstawy gospodarki odpadami. Wyd. AR w Lublinie, Lublin 2002, ss. 240 3.Ustawa o odpadach, Prawo ochrony środowiska, Ustawa o zachowaniu czystości i porządku w gminach wraz z wybranymi aktami wykonawczymi. 4.Jędrczak A. Biologiczne przetwarzanie odpadów. Wyd. PWN, Warszawa 2008, ss.455. 5.Resource Recovery Forum (RRF) 2000. www.residua.com/rrf/ 6.Selected international literature and international papers published from 2000 to 2014.
Assessment methods: Knowledge: passing exams contents of lectures and evaluation of tests Skills: evaluation of projects and tasks, optional evaluation of individual multimedia presentation (ex. *.ppt) Persona land social competence: evaluation of individual and group work, activity during classes, attitude towards teacher and colleagues
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