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Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
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- Fee-based Certificate
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- Intermediate Level
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Syllabus
- Week 1 - Week 1: Introduction to Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
The course begins with an overview of the current waste situation in developing countries. We will introduce the Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) framework that provides a general overview of SWM systems and will guide us though this course. The ... - Week 2 - Week 2: Introduction to Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
In the second week, the course will focus on the governance aspects also referred as the “soft” aspects of a municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system. The different stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities will be explained as well as legislativ... - Week 3 - Week 3: Organic waste treatment technologies
The third week will focus on the treatment of organic waste. In this week you will learn the basics of two very common organic waste treatment technologies: composting and anaerobic digestion. Study case examples will be presented as well as some practical exe... - Week 4 - Week 4: Organic waste treatment technologies
Week four will continue with an introduction to other organic waste treatment technologies. Although currently less common in practice, the treatment by vermicomposting, Black Solider Fly larvae or options of thermochemical conversion are explained and their p... - Week 5 - Week 5: Assessment and planning methods for Solid Waste Management
During the last week, the modules will focus more on strategic aspects of MSWM. Methods on how to integrate organic waste management into the municipal SWM system will be explained. Furthermore a standardized method to evaluate and compare systems with regard ...
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Dr. Christian Zurbrügg
Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development / Eawag
Imanol Zabaleta
Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development / Eawag
Félix Schmidt
Sanitary Engineering, Water and Waste Management / EPFL
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