Course description
This course explores current provincial and national waste management practices. Topics include waste collection, materials recovery facilities (MRFs), Extended Producer Responsibilities, recycling and hazardous waste facilities, sustainable development, and landfills. Students will use an integrated waste management approach to discuss and evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of proposed projects using case studies and real-world examples. Landfill site selection, waste diversion opportunities, development of waste management system applications, site closure, and post-operational uses will also be discussed. This course will include a field trip to a waste management facility.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2025 registration opens July 21, 2025.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery