COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLID WASTE RECYLING TECHNOLOGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 4016 SOLID WASTE RECYLING TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖRKEM AKINCI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The aims are to teach i) domestic and industrial type of recyclables and packaging wastes, ii) their differences, iii) recycling methods, iv) related national laws and international agreements, v)national strategies, vi) scrap material market and its dynamic, vii) the relationship between recycling and energy savings, viii)recycling techniques in residential areas and the factors for optimizing the recycling programs, ix) the recyclables produce in Turkey and in the world x) the physical-chemical systems used in recycling facilities

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can list the recyclales and packaging materials, can describe their differences, can tell recycling methods
2   Can correlate" the quotas set up by national regulations and international agrements " and "the amount of recyclables produced"
3   Can calculate the plant capacity, income, and energy savings
4   Can categorize and discuss the recycling systems
5   Can offer and design a recycling plant
6   Can forecast the fuuture planning politics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Recyclables, packagings, types, symbols, differences
2 Reuse, recycling, recocery
3 Physical and chemical processes
4 The factors effecting recycling programs
5 Laws, regulations, and international agreements
6 Midterm exam
7 Homework distribuiton
8 Scrap market and its dynamic, international scrap market
9 Recycling plant capacity determination and plant design
10 In class design study
11 Group presentations
12 Group presentations
13 Group presentrations
14 Group presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Gorkem Akinci
DEÜ Çevre Müh Bölümü, 35160 Izmir

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 44

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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