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Using and managing waste - for iPad/Mac/PC

by The Open University

Do you know what happens to the things you throw away? Sustainable management of municipal and industrial waste is essential in any society, but is particularly crucial for a future in which we face diminishing resources and a growing population. This album considers the issues that are driving the waste management industry across the EU, looking in depth at processes of recycling, landfill, incineration, obtaining energy from waste, and composting. In the bonus audio tracks Professor Andrew Porteous of The Open University explains why the case studies were chosen, and Dr Suresh Nesaratnam gives an overview of the academic context in which waste management is studied. The material forms part of The Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health.

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Episodes

  1. Using and managing waste

    A brief introduction to this album

  2. Waste Minimisation

    Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge.

  3. Waste Re-use & Recovery

    How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.

  4. Waste Incineration

    Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.

  5. The Science of Landfill

    The 6,000 landfill sites across Britain take about 80% of our household waste. A visit to a former landfill site, now a golf course.

  6. Landfill Site Selection & Planning

    Stage by stage in the design of a landfill site. Finding the right geology and hydro geology and assessing the pollution risk.

  7. Landfill Construction

    Planning the infrastructure, the delivery of waste, the drainage of the site, and the monitoring facilities.

  8. Landfill Operation & Maintenance

    At landfill site Judkins in Nuneaton they conduct daily checks , dispose of accumulated leachates and make use of the gas and water collected.

  9. Landfill Closure & After-care

    How the site is safely sealed, monitored and redeveloped. How Grunden Waste redeveloped a site into a golf course.

  10. Landfill – the Future

    The EU landfill directive is enforcing major change - reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and developing more incineration sites.

  11. Waste Collection

    Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish.

  12. Energy From Waste

    How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites.

  13. Composting

    The different types of green waste, how they are processed and who uses the compost created.

  14. Exploring issues

    Professor Andrew Porteous gives his views on waste management in today’s society.

  15. Studying environmental control and waste management

    Dr Suresh Nesaratnam discusses the course T210 Environmental Control and Public Health.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Do you know what happens to the things you throw away? Sustainable management of municipal and industrial waste is essential in any society, but is particularly crucial for a future in which we face diminishing resources and a growing population. This album considers the issues that are driving the waste management industry across the EU, looking in depth at processes of recycling, landfill, incineration, obtaining energy from waste, and composting. In the bonus audio tracks Professor Andrew Porteous of The Open University explains why the case studies were chosen, and Dr Suresh Nesaratnam gives an overview of the academic context in which waste management is studied. The material forms part of The Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health.

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