COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLID WASTE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 4016 SOLID WASTE RECYCLING 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 dfor optimizinf the recycling programs, ix) the recyclables producein Turkey and in the world, x) they physical-chemical systems used in recycling facilities

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can list the recyclables and packaging materials, can describe their differences, can tell recycling methods
2   Can corrolate" the quotas set up by national regulations and international agreements" 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 future recycling 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, recovery
3 Physical and chemical processes
4 The factors effecting recycling programs
5 Laws, regulations and international agreements Determination of homework groups
6 Midterm exam
7 Homework distribution
8 Sacrap 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

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class teaching, discussion and design

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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Gorkem Akinci
DEÜ Çevre Müh. Bölümü, 35160 Izmir

Office Hours

Before of following 2 hours of the lecture hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Ders Anlatımı 13 2 26
Vize Sınavına Hazırlık 1 4 4
Final Sınavına Hazırlık 1 4 4
Ödev Hazırlama 1 6 6
Vize Sınavı 1 2 2
Final Sınavı 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 44

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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