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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Waste Reuse CEV325 Elective Bachelor's degree 3 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. İsmail ÖZBAY

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To learn the importance of recycling in waste management
2) To gain knowledge about the legal regulations about the recycling of wastes
3) To learn the technologies used for the recycling of different wastes

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4
Learning Outcomes
1 Low Low Middle Low
2 Low Low No relation Middle
3 Low Low Middle No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Absence

Course Contents

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Weekly Schedule

1) The importance of recycling in solid waste management
2) Recycling Symbols Explained. Recyclable waste materials
3) Regulations about waste management and responsibilities imposed on institutions for the evaluation of waste. Recovery statistics in the world
4) Management of packaging wastes and challenges in packaging waste management
5) Evaluation of organic waste - Composting technology
6) Evaluation of organic waste - Biogas production
7) Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) Facilities and required standards for using waste as fuel
8) Biodrying and biometanization technologies to obtain fermented product
9) Midterm
10) Collection, classification, processing stages of paper waste and recovered products
11) Collection, classification, processing stages of plastic waste and recovered products
12) Collection, classification, processing stages of glass, metal, textile and construction wastes and recovered products
13) Collection, classification, processing stages,of batteries, accumulators and electronic wastes and recovered products
14) Collection, classification, processing stages of automobile tire and rubber waste and recovered products
15) Design of material recovery facilities
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Katı Atık Yönetimi ve AB Uyumlu Uygulamaları, İzzet Öztürk, İSTAÇ A.Ş. Teknik Kitaplar Serisi, İstanbul, 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Group Study
3) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Midterm Examination

1

50%

Presentation/Seminar

1

50%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required