Sustainable Waste Management

• • Introduction to Waste Management Composition and Characterization of Waste
  • Waste Collection and Transportation
  • Waste Prevention and Recycling
  • Waste Treatment and Disposal
  • Challenges of Waste Management System
  • Construction and Demolition Waste Management
  • Hazardous and Radio-active Waste Management
  • Emerging ‘Zero Waste’ Concept Waste Management: Case Studies Life Cycle Design and Environmental Assessments
  • Regulatory Policies and Strategies

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

The subject will provide an overview of the concepts and principles of sustainable waste management. A critical approach to theories, techniques and methods of sustainable waste and resource management will be introduced in the course to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding on waste management. The subject will cover the subject areas of perceptions of waste, classification and characterization of waste, waste audit, 3R principles, waste collection, transportation, treatment technologies and safe disposal, performance evaluation, and strategy and policy regulation. In addition, the subject will cover the emerging concept of waste management such as ‘zero-waste’ in the context of circular economy.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

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• Site visit Report (40%)
• Zero Waste Report (40%)
• Zero Waste Presentation (20%)

Current study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22