INTRODUCTION TO SOLID WASTE ENGINEERING.

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This course provides an overview of the various aspects of integrated municipal solid waste management (with the exception of landfilling, covered in CE 4323 ). Topics covered include waste generation, characterization, and collection; source reduction; waste processing; design of facilities for materials recovery (recycling centers) and energy recovery (combustors and anaerobic digesters); life cycle analysis of solid waste management facilities; case study project. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in CE 3334 and Admission to the CE Professional Program.