Solid Waste Engineering and Management

• Engineering design and operational aspects of waste generation, collection, storage, transfer, processing, including composting of organic waste, treatment and disposal
• Engineering evaluation of:
  • integrated waste management
  • solid waste characterization and classification
  • reduction, reuse and recycling
  • resource recovery and utilization
• Life cycle assessment of waste, physical and chemical treatment methods and composting
• Landfill design and operation including:
  • site selection
  • engineered sites
  • liners and covers
  • leachate control and treatment
  • gas recovery and control
  • including utilization of recovered gas (energy)
  • landfill monitoring and reclamation

Suggested Reading Materials

Design, Construction, and Monitoring of Landfills, (2nd Ed)
Bagchi, A. Wiley Interscience, 1994.

Waste Containment Systems, Waste Stabilization, and Landfills: Design and Evaluation
Sharma, H.D., and Lewis, S.P. Wiley Interscience, 1994.