Course detail

Waste Management

FAST-BP05Acad. year: 2013/2014

The subject covers the filed of environmental engineering and environmental protection, especially protection against leakage of hazardous substances from both municipal and industrial wastes.
Attention is focused on the concept of Waste Management in the Czech Republic. As for technical methods of waste disposal, the subject is oriented on landfilling (i.e. landfill construction and operation) according the current Czech legislation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to understand on the legislation and terminology for waste management, engineering knowledge of the design of municipal solid waste landfills, determine the amount of municipal waste, optimization of waste management, calculation of stability municipal landfills Peterson method, technical support of landfills, water management of municipal solid waste landfills

Prerequisites

Hydrogeology
Water chemistry
Soil mechanics

Co-requisites

Project water management communities - sewers and wastewater treatment
Rehabilitation of Water Networks

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and The planned incinerator in Brno.
Work in the LMS Moodle.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Submission of project documentation "Landfill - waste management in the region" in paper form.
Mandatory attendance on subject.
Written and oral exam.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction, conceptual framework of waste management in the Czech Republic: state-of-the-art and development trends.
2. Legislation and terminology for waste management, physico-chemical characteristic of wastes, waste register, waste management plans.
3. Municipal and dangerous waste disposal.
4. Landfilling – legislation, types of landfills, technical maintenance.
5. Landfilling – choosing of suitable site, geological and hydrological data.
6. Landfills – technical solution.
7. Landfill water management, percolation water treatment.
8. Recultivation of landfills.
9. Thermic methods of waste disposal - burning.
10. Garbage-disposal plants, construction works, technological equipment.
11. Water management of garbage-disposal plants.
12. Field trip to Brno garbage-disposal plant.
13. Municipal waste composting.
14. Waste recycling and reusing, solidification.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The primary purpose of this course is to review the current of art in solid waste management, with emphasis on municipal garbage impacts on the ground waters, means of impact mitigation and implementation of the national standards and management programs. The subject brings groudings about Planning, Design and Operation of Waste management.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

The study recommended websites of producers on wastewater treatment technologies and pipeline systems.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MŽP ČR: Kompletní a aktuální legislativa odpadového hospodářství. www.env.cz, 2010. (CS)

Recommended reading

Hershkowitz, A., Salerni, E.: Garbage Management in Japan:Leading the Way. INFORM, Inc., 1987. (EN)
Suchánek a kol.: Zacházení s tuhým komunálním odpadem. VÚMH Praha, 1990. (CS)
Výzkumný ústav místního hospodářství: Zacházení s tuhým komunálním odpadem. Praha, 1990. (CS)
Beier, E.: Umwelt wörterbuch. Hühn+Partner, 1993. (DE)
Bilitewski, B., Härdtle, G., Marek, K.: Waste Management. Hardcover, 1997. (EN)
MŽP ČR: Vyhláška o podrobnostech nakládání s odpady. Zák. č. 338/97 Sb. MŽP ČR, 1997. (CS)
Římanová: Zákon o odpadech včetně prováděcích předpisů. POLYGON, 1998. (CS)
Kuraš: Odpadové hospodářství. Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor, 2008. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch V , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, conceptual framework of waste management in the Czech Republic: state-of-the-art and development trends.
2. Legislation and terminology for waste management, physico-chemical characteristic of wastes, waste register, waste management plans.
3. Municipal and dangerous waste disposal.
4. Landfilling – legislation, types of landfills, technical maintenance.
5. Landfilling – choosing of suitable site, geological and hydrological data.
6. Landfills – technical solution.
7. Landfill water management, percolation water treatment.
8. Recultivation of landfills.
9. Thermic methods of waste disposal - burning.
10. Garbage-disposal plants, construction works, technological equipment.
11. Water management of garbage-disposal plants.
12. Field trip to Brno garbage-disposal plant.
13. Municipal waste composting.
14. Waste recycling and reusing, solidification.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hluštík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Determination of the amount of municipal waste
2. Calculation of stability municipal waste landfill Peterson method
3. Optimizing nakládádní management in the area of ​​interest
4. The situation landfill 1:1000
5. Cross sections landfill 1:1000 / 100
6. The situation landfill reclamation 1:1000
7. Longitudinal profile of the leachate drainage 1:1000 / 100
8. Sample cut heel landfills 1:50
9. Pocket rainwater 1:200
10.Technical report
11.Credit