Course Objective

• Quantify and characterize MSW in a country and to understand properties commonly associated with MSW.
• Describe the tasks and logistics of MSW collection, to analyze collection systems, and to become familiar with the principals and theory behind the use of transfer stations
• Describe the components of a landfill and processes which take place in a landfill
• Do the basic design calculations associated with landfills
• Describe the most common waste processing techniques and their application areas
•  Identify concepts of reduction, reuse and recycle
• Develop a strategy to deal with special wastes, a.o. hazardous and health care waste

Who Can Benefit

• The course is designed for mid-career professionals who work in low-income countries or countries in transition, and deal with planning, promoting, designing, operating or managing solid waste systems for people in urban, peri-urban, slum or rural areas.
• Participants are typically employed by government departments, private companies, NGOs, universities, research institutions, aid agencies or international bodies such as Who or unicef.

Course Outline:

• Introduction to Solid Waste Management
• Solid Waste Characterization: Quantity and Quality
• Generation of waste per capita and region
• Composition of waste
• Small scale industry waste in domestic waste
• Organic agricultural waste (some specific cases as examples)
• industrial waste
• Waste Collection & Transport
• Mixed collection or Separation at Source; Logistics; Transfer stations;
• Machine park planning; Sub-contractors

Treatment Technologies

• Treatment based on type of waste
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Composting
• Recycling of plastics
• Batteries, e-waste; Incineration

Financial, Social and Institutional aspects

• Costs of collection
•  separation, management
• Equipment costs; Policy
•  Legislative aspects
• Local Regulations
• Law Enforcement
• Global Organizations involved in SWM
• Gender Issues; Health and SWM

 Land filling

•  Present and Desired Composition
•  Planning (Site selection and EIA)
•  Design; Biology
•  Leachate production and collection
•  Covering; redesigning an existing dump site
• Operational and maintenance aspects
• Capacity Building of operators
• Methane production; Safety issues & public health; Post-closure phase.

•  Cleaner Productions: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
•  Hazardous, Health care and other Special Waste

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