The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the subject specifics and enable them to solve solid waste management related problems independently using information technology tools and with minimal disturbance of the natural and built environment.

Students need to master the concept and methodology of integrated solid waste management, to understand interactions with other utility infrastructure systems and to be able to design, implement and properly perform analyses of the key parameters (inorganic, organic, biological, bacteriological and radiological). Students write a term paper and present their work in front of an audience. The work must also be published in a national leading scientific journal.

Synthesis of existing knowledge on solid waste landfills, with a focus on landfill gas and leachate management problems and implementing environmentally sound operating procedures. Basics of the solid waste decomposition. The choice of location, landfill design and operation. Analysis of social, economic and technical factors important for landfill development and operation.

Current domestic and international trends in waste management. Waste characterization and production. Waste collection, reuse and recycling. Thermal treatment methods with energy production. Biological treatment of waste. Waste in the oceans. Construction and demolition waste.

Optimal design of transport, separation and disposal of waste in a sanitary landfill. Selection and preparation of the site. Basics of landfill design, geotechnical aspects, drainage, leachate and gas treatment systems for the protection of ground and surface water, air and soil. Closure methods and landfill reclamation. Industrial fly ash waste landfills and tailings.