Course description
Topics covered include characteristics of organic waste, source separation, and legislative and regulatory barriers and related solutions. Students identify and evaluate organic best practices and discuss a circular strategy for organics and the paradox between edible food waste and hunger. Compostable and bio packaging products and related issues will also be discussed. Students will gain comprehensive insight of technologies and environmental, technical, economic and legislative challenges in the organic recycling sector.
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