Certificate of Environmental Waste Management

Virtually everything we as humans do creates waste. And although there are well-established systems that manage waste, as populations grow, our society needs to develop more effective and creative ways of dealing with it. This course is ideal for those who work in the waste management industry or in waste research and education, or those who would simply like to do their bit for the environment.

The Certificate of Environmental Waste Management is an online professional development program that will teach you about waste management and treatment, pollutants and waste disposal processes, and how to harness the benefits of those processes to manage disposal via recycling better.

In this waste management course, you will learn about domestic, industrial, toxic and nuclear waste, its impact on humans and the environment and how to deal with waste issues.

You will also study street cleaning and the disposal of refuse, how water is treated, and its quality determined, and the scope and nature of recycling.

On completion of this course, you have built a strong foundation for dealing with all types of waste, which will create opportunities within the industry that (pardon the pun) certainly won’t be wasted!

Printed learning materials may be available free to print for this course. Requests can be made by contacting us.

Course Structure

Unit - Environmental Waste Management

Unit 1 – Domestic Waste

Definitions
The Earths environment
Conservation and use of resources
Value of resources: economic, ecological and aesthetic
Damage being caused
Urbanisation
The impact of humans
Sewage and it’s treatment
Characteristics of sewage
Components of sewage – solids, organic material, industrial waste
Decomposition of sewage
The nitrogen cycle
Classification of sewage systems
Storm water systems and management
Dry rubbish
Nature of refuse
Placement and protection of bins
Trade waste
Refuse collection systems
Refuse collection vehicles
Salvage materials
Safe disposal of household chemicals

Unit 2 – Street Cleaning and Disposal of Refuse

Types of street refuse
Methods of street cleaning – gritting, sanding, sweeping, washing, etc
Cleaning storm water pits
Managing snow
Refuse disposal-separation, controlled tipping, combustion, pulversisation, etc
Refuse for fertiliser
Methods of refuse Sorting – screening, magnetic, hand sorting
Types of incinerators
Vacuum systems for refuse collection – garchey system, gandillon
Harvesting energy from combustion

Unit 3 – Industrial Waste

Types of industrial pollution
The greenhouse effect
Ozone depletion

Unit 4 – Toxic and Nuclear Waste

Nuclear power
Nuclear fission
Mining nuclear fuel
Uranium enrichment
Gas diffusion
Gas centrifuge
Nuclear waste
Transporting nuclear waste
Reprocessing
Health risks of nuclear waste

Unit 5 – Water Quality and Treatment

Industrial effluent
Pricing control compared with direct control
Types of water impurities
Scope of purification
Managing water for public supply
Water treatment methods
Purification methods – sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, aeration, screening, etc
Recycling sewage water
Recycling waste water
Reed bed treatment
Improving water quality from any source – physical, chemical, biological impurities
Water borne diseases

Unit 6 – Recycling Waste

Scope and nature of recycling
Rubbish tips (dumps)
Recycling plastics
Recycling metals
Recycling glass
Recycling paper
Recycling rubber
Actions by individuals (at home or work) – reducing, reusing and recycling waste

Estimated Duration

50 hours

Course Delivery and Start

Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online

Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Approval and Recognition

Australian Online Courses Pty Ltd is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association that recognises quality and excellence in tertiary education providers.

Career Outcomes

Professional Development for:

Environmental Waste Managers
Environmental Waste Consultants

It was very nice, and easy to understand and reminders about getting assistance from the tutors. It was very nice to know I have a support team that can guide you during the whole process.