EVT637: Solid Waste Analysis and Technology / Faculty of Applied Sciences

This course will interactively engage students cognitively and scientifically in areas of solid waste technology and its management. Students will state and explain concept of waste management and of the role and responsibilities of all involved from the waste production to ultimate disposal at the landfill, besides being introduced to various waste treatment technologies as well as techniques in monitoring the leachate produced in the landfill and the landfill gas, classified by their uses, perform investigations via fieldwork exercises and verbally and in writing, discuss the relationships with peers and facilitators. Lecture sessions employ a mixture of lectures and active learning (self and peer discussions). The outcomes shall be assessed through a variety of tools that include the traditional paper examination, laboratory reports, assignments, field visit report, presentation, mini project and classroom engagement.