Solid Waste Management Fundamentals
Master the essentials of municipal solid waste management and learn sustainable approaches to waste collection, treatment, and disposal.
Master the essentials of municipal solid waste management and learn sustainable approaches to waste collection, treatment, and disposal.
This comprehensive course explores the critical aspects of solid waste management (SWM), focusing on municipal solid waste systems and their impact on public health, environment, and urban development. Learn about the complete waste management chain, from collection to disposal, and understand financial sustainability, policy frameworks, and technological innovations. The course addresses modern challenges in waste management while examining opportunities for resource recovery, circular economy principles, and climate change mitigation. Special emphasis is placed on practical solutions for low and middle-income countries.
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What you'll learn
Understand core concepts of municipal solid waste management
Evaluate various waste technology options and their operational requirements
Analyze financial aspects including infrastructure and maintenance costs
Examine policy options for improved waste management systems
Learn about technological innovations and informal sector integration
Understand circular economy principles in waste management
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course covers the fundamentals of solid waste management, focusing on municipal waste systems. The curriculum examines the complete waste management chain, financial aspects, policy frameworks, and technological innovations. Key topics include waste collection and transport, treatment and disposal methods, cost recovery mechanisms, and the shift towards viewing waste as a resource. The course emphasizes practical solutions while addressing environmental protection and economic development challenges.
Overview of Solid Waste Management
Module 1
Solid Waste Management Chain I
Module 2
Solid Waste Management Chain II
Module 3
Financial Aspects of Solid Waste Management
Module 4
Policies, Institutions, and the Informal Sector
Module 5
Circular Economy and Innovations
Module 6
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World Bank's Knowledge Sharing and Urban Development Initiative
The Open Learning Campus (OLC) and Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience (SURR) represent key World Bank Group initiatives focused on development learning and sustainable communities. The OLC serves as the World Bank's comprehensive learning platform, transforming global knowledge into actionable learning through three schools: WBx Talks for quick multimedia learning, WBa Academy for in-depth e-courses and MOOCs, and WBc Connect for peer learning and expert engagement. The platform is led by Sheila Jagannathan as Head of OLC, with content development supported by experts including Perinaz Bhada-Tata and a team of World Bank advisors. Their work includes significant publications like "What a Waste 2.0," authored by Silpa Kaza, Lisa Yao, Perinaz Bhada-Tata, and Frank van Woerden, which provides comprehensive data on global solid waste management trends through 2050. The initiative combines SURR's expertise in building sustainable communities with OLC's innovative learning approaches to address critical development challenges, making World Bank knowledge accessible to partners, practitioners, policymakers, staff, and the public worldwide.
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