RECYCLING AND VALORISATION OF WASTE AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

TE0019

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Energy and Environmental Systems

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

GRILLI Alfredo

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

none

Objectives

Provide the student with basic knowledge relating to the complex problem of waste management; allow him to develop the skills necessary to adequately carry out technical activities in the manufacturing processes of the main supply chains and in the environmental monitoring actions connected to them.

Contents

basic elements on the waste cycle and on the treatment and valorisation processes.
General information on the principles of the circular economy and methodological approaches to the evaluation of eco-sustainability in the waste sector

Extended Syllabus

General information on waste - classification and legislative framework.
The management of urban and industrial solid waste: from landfills to separate waste collection; in Italy and in Europe.
The importance of the "Waste Hierarchy"
The main urban solid waste supply chains: organic, plastics, metals, glass, undifferentiated fraction; related processing processes.
The main "industrial" supply chains
Energy recovery from waste: generalities and problems
The landfill: general information, management and monitoring
Principles of circular economy and environmental and economic sustainability.

Recommended Bibliography

didactic material provided by the teacher

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal Lessons (4 CFU - 8 hours)
Theoretical seminars and meetings with professionals and technicians of companies operating in the management and treatment of waste (1 CFU - 8 hours)
Plant visits (1 CFU - 10 hours)

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Written and oral exam.
Written exam with open answer on three topics covered in the course
Those who have achieved the minimum mark of 18/30 in the written test are admitted to the oral exam.
Oral exam: discussion of the written exam and in-depth analysis on the topics of the course also through the discussion of technical documentation

Contacts/More Information

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Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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