"A comprehensive introduction to environmentally friendly waste disposal"
A great course for anyone working in waste management, or the broader field of environmental management. This course complements many of our other environmental courses; but is equally valuable as a training program for those who wish to develop a broad overview of the nature and scope of waste, and the many ways it can be treated in today's world.
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 6 lessons in this course:
1. Domestic Waste
2. Street Cleaning and the Disposal of Refuse
3. Industrial Waste
4. Nuclear Fuel and Waste
5. Water and its Treatment
6. Waste and Recycling
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
What qualification will I achieve for completing this course?
This is an individual module course. The individual module courses are 100 hour long usually and can be taken on their own or as part of a larger program of study.
If you wish to take an individual module course as a stand alone course, you can elect to sit an optional exam at the end of it.
If you successfully pass the exam and all assignments, you will receive a Statement of Attainment. You can take examinations at a time and location to suit you. If you enrol, you will be sent further information on how to arrange examinations at the end of the course.
If you do not wish to take the exam, you will receive a Course Completion letter when you have passed all assignments.
There is an assignment at the end of each lesson. So for example, if an individual module course contains ten lessons, you will need to complete ten assignments. Assignments can be sent to us via email, post or fax.
Other qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas etc may require examinations to be taken as part of the overall assessment process.
You can find further information on the examinations process by clicking on the “Enrolment” link above.
You can find further information on other courses by clicking on the “Courses” link above.
What You Will Do
· Explain the nitrogen cycle and how it relates to waste treatment.
· Determine the economic considerations of different waste disposal systems.
· Compare industrial waste management with domestic waste management procedures.
· Determine the principles of "polluter pays" legislation and how it is applied.
· Describe how a budget is applied to managing a specific waste management enterprise.
· Discuss issues in nuclear power and nuclear waste technology (including hospital waste).
· Explain the cyclic nature of the water system and its relationship to environmental waste management.
· Monitor and recommend improvements to a specified recycling enterprise.
Extract from Course Notes:
It is amazing what people will dispose of in a rubbish tip: washing machines, chairs, cars, computers etc. can all be found somewhere in a tip. In Germany some towns and cities have a system by which each suburban street is allocated one day each year to dump anything they like. If other people can get there early enough, they can often pick up some little treasures. The things they find may need a touch of paint, some nailing, gluing or a couple of screws. At the end of the day, the local authorities dispose of the leftovers.
A similar system operates in parts of Australia where ‘Hard and Green Waste’ collections are held. Set days may be allocated to individual areas, or residents might be told to have their waste placed on road verges (nature strips) prior to the week beginning on a certain date. This allows the waste collectors more flexibility in their pickups, as the types and amounts of waste put out can vary considerably from collection to collection. It also allows other people with permits i.e. second-hand dealers and people collecting scrap metal, more time to rummage through the waste for interesting items.
Generally some restrictions are placed on objects to be disposed of in these Hard and Green Waste collections for purposes of safety and to speed up the collection process, for example, some materials are not collected: These generally include:
· Waste from industrial premises.
· Waste resulting from the erection, renovation or demolition of buildings (including fences, bricks concrete, concrete rubble and excavation material). The exception to this may be short lengths of timber.
· Liquid wastes (including paints, oils, poisons, engine additives).
· Household garbage - this should be disposed of in regular domestic garbage collections.
· Car body parts other than those specified. This includes car tyres with or without rims.
· Hazardous/offensive waste, including asbestos and medical wastes.
· Pesticide containers and containers from other dangerous chemicals.
· Window glass.
Other restrictions might include such things as:
· Timber pieces must not exceed 1.5m in length.
· Tree pruning material and branches must be tied neatly in bundles no more than 150mm (6 inches) in diameter.
· Non-recyclable garden waste must be bundled or bagged.
· Metal products and white-goods should be kept separate from other items as they will be recycled.
· Recyclable garden waste should be placed in reusable containers, or placed in large paper bags or tied with twine so that they can go readily through mulchers and shredders.
· White-goods with large doors (e.g. refrigerators) should have the doors removed.
· Electrical goods (eg. TV's Computer equipment) contain heavy metals that should be treated with forethought and care.
If as much rubbish as possible is recycled, the following would then happen:
· Resources would be conserved.
· The need to import materials would be reduced.
· Less energy would be required to produce goods from raw materials.
· The land would not be increasingly covered with rubbish dumps.
· Labour intensive operations could be created encouraging employment.
· It would help in the fight against inflation.
· Pollution would be reduced.
Organisations, such as charities, sporting groups, scouts and guides, and conservation groups good make money through recycling (e.g. collecting aluminium cans or newspapers).
More Information on ACS Distance Education and our courses
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Sample Course Notes
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What learning method should I choose?
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How Long will it take to complete the course?
This obviously varies from student to student. Some students will have more time for study than others. Some students may work quicker than others, so it is an individual thing. We estimate that most students will take, for example, 4 – 6 months to complete a 100 hour individual module, but we allow up to 12 months for you to complete it.
Longer courses will obviously take longer. You can find more information on the length of time required and so on the “Enrolment” box, then selecting “Terms and Conditions of Enrolment.”
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