Course Category:
Department Elective Course
Overview of the roles and functions of solid waste services. Appreciation of the legislation relevant to the collection and disposal of wastes and curbside recycling, understanding the sources of wastes their nature and classification, understanding the options available for the minimization, recovery, re-use, treatment, and disposal of wastes, understanding the practical aspects of curbside recycling schemes, understanding the various types of collection systems and the different types of vehicles and transport systems, understanding how alternating collection systems may be employed for the collection of refuse and recycling, appreciation of the special needs of dealing with health care wastes, appreciation of the processes involved in inviting, tendering, and awarding contracts, and understanding the process of effectively monitoring and managing contracts in wastes collection and curbside recycling schemes.
