It was intended that students acquire basic training in the area of Solid Waste Management (SWM). This is presently required in terms of citizenship, but indispensable to those who may hold future positions of leadership and management positions in companies from various branches, public or private. This teaching unit also aims to prepare the master course students with knowledge and tools for participation in and compliance with PLAGER:GOV in the public administration of The Azores Autonomous Region. This course is also intended for those performing functions of school or secondary school teaching or worker training, transmitting correct basic notions of SWM to young people, since the participation of citizens and professional has become essential to proper functioning of modern systems of solid waste management.
1 – Introduction: Definition of waste, waste generation (total, percapita), waste management operations according to the Waste Hierarchy Principle: Prevention (option of not producing waste), Reuse, Recycling (definition of waste stream, and waste type), Material recovery, Energy recovery and Disposal of waste (incineration and landfill)
2 - Evolution of legislation on waste management in Europe and its economic and social environment:
2.1 - Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98 / EC, of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November), transposed by Decree-Law no. 178/2006, of 5 September, amended, DL No. 73/2011 of 17 June
2.2 - Legislation of Production, Prevention and Management and Counter-Ordinance of Residues in the RAA (DLR n.º 29/2011 / A, of 11/16/2011)
2.3 - Legislation and National and Regional Waste Registries, in the RAA
2.4 - European Waste List (Commission Decision 2000/532 / EC of 3 May, as amended by Commission Decision 2014/955 / EU of 18 December)
2.5 - Waste recovery: Waste streams and materials (Parliament and Council Directive 2004/12 / EC of 11 February on packaging and packaging waste, DLR 24/2012 / A of 1 July, DL 152-D / 2017 of 11 December)
2.6 - Transport of Residues and Transport Guidance (Road and Ship)
2.7 - Landfill Directive (Directive 1999/31 / EC) and DL 183/2009 of 10 August
3 - Waste typologies and sectoral waste management plans
4 - Case studies of application of waste management measures such as: application of fees, eco-design of products, pay-as-you-throw (PAYT), door-to-door collection
Theoretical classes using MS Power Point to present the main ideas with the help of graphics and images will be the main way to approach the subjects of the program. In the study of legislation, students should study the main legal documents, so that they can be discussed in class. The participation of the students in the classes, either through the expression of their opinion or through the analysis of questionnaires and case studies, should be privileged in all sessions, to stimulate individual and peer learning.
A visit to MUSAMI- a local waste management company – to observe the separation of waste collected at separate containers.
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2. Resíduos (Legislação e Jurisprudência) – Colecção Ambiente – c/ Cd-ROM (2008) ;Porto Editora; Autor: RMV &
Associados
Resíduos (Legislação e Jurisprudência) – Colecção Ambiente – c/ Cd-ROM (2008)
3. “Resíduos Sólidos e Urbanos – Princípios e Processos”; Levy Quinhones e Artur Cabeças; Associação das
Empresas Portuguesas para o Sector do Ambiente. 2006.
4. “Integrated Solid Waste Management – Engineering Principles and Management Issues”; Tchobanoglous, G., H.
Theisen e S. A. Vigil; McGraw-Hill International Editions; 1993.
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