| CODE | CCS5105 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Waste Management | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Waste generation creates repercussions that are a reality, whose impacts are more evident in small islands like Malta in view of its dense population and limited space. The study-unit will give students the opportunity to examine waste management from various perspectives 鈥� legal, social, economic, environmental (including energy requirements), aesthetic, technological and political. It aims to provide both a local and international perspective to the management of waste and how different conditions e.g. space, climate, affect the treatment selected. The study-unit will examine the different types of waste generated and the treatment required for them depending on their composition. In Malta, this is currently focused on landfilling, followed by recycling and incineration. Students will be introduced to concepts like the waste management hierarchy, proximity principle, polluters' pays principle etc. The economics behind waste generation and treatment will also be analysed. The study-unit will take a cradle to grave/cradle approach, examining waste from when it is generated until its final disposal/treatment utilising different methods like waste-to-energy etc, whilst analysing their impact on the environment, society and the economy and possible methods to mitigate them. Study-Unit Aims: The overall objective is to provide students with in depth knowledge about waste, its management, the implications of policy choices on various aspects including the demand for energy. Aims of the study-unit are as follows: - Provide students with a solid theoretical & practical background of waste management which includes a cradle-to-grave/cradle approach of different legislative measures together with the economic and societal aspects involved; - Ability to critically analyse waste management policies and treatment methods. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define the various types of waste generated including the principles and terms used to guide the sustainable management of waste; - Assess, utilising a cradle-to-grave/cradle approach, the different methods used for the collection and treatment of different types of waste. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess the different types of waste and the treatment requirements that arise from it; - Assess the different solutions undertaken for the management of waste and how these impact society, the economy and the environment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - McDougal, Forbes, R. (2001). Integrated solidwaste management. A life-cycle inventory. 2nd edition. Blackwell Science. - EEA Report (2012) Movements of waste across the EU's internal and external borders. No 7/2012. - Pichtel, John. (2005). Waste management practices - municipal, hazardous and industrial. - Vaughn, Jacqueline. (2009). Waste management - a reference handbook. ABC-CLIO |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Fieldwork and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Margaret Camilleri Fenech |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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