Introduction to Solid Waste Management

Guide for your Sustainable Learning

The following topics will be covered in depth in this course:

What you’ll learn

Waste is a necessary component of all life and How it is Generated.
Today’s Waste Generation by Human being.
What is Waste As per Basal Convention?.
Definaition of Solid Waste.
Amount of Waste generated and per capita waste generation.
Global issue of waste…..Projected Waste generation.
Projected Waste generation per Capita……
Global waste composition (percent) Sector wise.
Waste generation by region wise.
Adverse Effect of Waste on Ecosystem and earth planet.
Contamination of the soil.
Global Warming.
Contamination of Surface Water.
Contamination of Ground Water.
Atmospheric Pollution.
Animal and Bird life harm.
Marine Life harm.
Threat to human life.
How Waste management is a multifaceted problem.
Sources of Waste from Domestic, Agricultural, Community and Industrial.
Different types of waste.
Municipal Solid Waste.
House hold Waste.
Restaurants and market places Waste.
Institutional Waste.
Medical Waste.
Industrial Waste.
E Waste.
Discarded Vehicles.
Construction and demolition Waste.
Agricultural Waste.
Radio Active Waste.
Hazardous waste.
Special Waste.
What is Solid Waste Management?.
Process of Waste Management.
Waste Segregation.
Waste Segregation Procedure.
Waste Collection at Semi Urban and Village level.
Waste Collection at Urban level and Cities.
Automatic Waste Collection at Urban level and Cities.
Waste collection rates, by income level (percent).
Waste collection rates region wise.
Urban and Rural Collection Rates by Income Level.
Transportation of Waste.
Treatment of WasteFor Plastic Recycling.
Treatment of WasteFor incineration Plant.
Treatment of Waste For Biogas.
Treatment of WasteFor Scrap Metal.
Waste Disposal : Open Burning.
Waste Disposal: Incineration.
Waste Disposal: Gasification.
Waste Disposal: Plastic Recycling Plant.
Metal Recycling Plant.
Waste Disposal: Bio gas and CNG Plant.
Waste Disposal: Radio Active Waste.
Garden Composting.
Vermi Composting.
Waste Disposal: Landfills.
Waste Disposal: Landfills Types.
Best Practices in Reducing Plastic Disposal.
Waste Prevention.
ways to prevent waste generation.
Reduce Waste.
Reuse Waste.
Recycling.
Energy Recovery.
Reverse logistics in E waste.
Best practices the countries have adopted to recycle the plastic bottles.
Zero Waste definition.
Zero Waste Hierarchy.
Zero Waste City.
Zero Waste Policies adopted by Various Countries.

Course Content

Solid Waste at Global Context –> 8 lectures • 16min.
Adverse Effect of Solid Waste on Overall Ecosystem –> 2 lectures • 10min.
Sources and types of Solid Waste –> 4 lectures • 12min.
Solid Waste Management –> 14 lectures • 36min.
Hierarchy of Solid Waste Management –> 6 lectures • 12min.
Best Practices adopted by World to tackle Solid Waste Issue –> 1 lecture • 3min.
Concept of Zero Waste in Solid Waste Management –> 1 lecture • 8min.