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Solid Waste Management

 

Course Summary

This update of the Solid Waste Management course stresses operational changes brought about in waste handling practices as a result of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 (42 USC 6901) and its amendments.

Learning Objectives

This course discusses managerial, engineering, and operational issues associated with:

• - Handling and storage of waste.
• - Refuse collection.
• - Transfer stations sanitary landfills.
• - Volume reduction techniques.
• - Resource recovery (material and/or energy).
• - Recycling centers at military bases.

Course Author

State of Virginia Bureau of Solid Waste Management

 

 

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