Using and managing waste - for iPad/Mac/PC

Using and managing waste - for iPad/Mac/PC

Do you know what happens to the things you throw away? Sustainable management of municipal and industrial waste is essential in any society, but is particularly crucial for a future in which we face diminishing resources and a growing population. This album considers the issues that are driving the waste management industry across the EU, looking in depth at processes of recycling, landfill, incineration, obtaining energy from waste, and composting. In the bonus audio tracks Professor Andrew Porteous of The Open University explains why the case studies were chosen, and Dr Suresh Nesaratnam gives an overview of the academic context in which waste management is studied. The material forms part of The Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health.

4 minutes 12 seconds

Using and managing waste

A brief introduction to this album

27 July 2009, 5:51 pm
Transcript -- Using and managing waste

Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album

27 July 2009, 5:51 pm
3 minutes 20 seconds

Waste Minimisation

Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge.

27 July 2009, 5:50 pm
Transcript -- Waste Minimisation

Transcript -- Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge.

27 July 2009, 5:50 pm
5 minutes 9 seconds

Waste Re-use & Recovery

How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.

27 July 2009, 5:49 pm
Transcript -- Waste Re-use & Recovery

Transcript -- How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.

27 July 2009, 5:49 pm
6 minutes 3 seconds

Waste Incineration

Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.

27 July 2009, 5:48 pm
Transcript -- Waste Incineration

Transcript -- Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.

27 July 2009, 5:48 pm
2 minutes 8 seconds

The Science of Landfill

The 6,000 landfill sites across Britain take about 80% of our household waste. A visit to a former landfill site, now a golf course.

27 July 2009, 5:47 pm
Transcript -- The Science of Landfill

Transcript -- The 6,000 landfill sites across Britain take about 80% of our household waste. A visit to a former landfill site, now a golf course.

27 July 2009, 5:47 pm
2 minutes 24 seconds

Landfill Site Selection & Planning

Stage by stage in the design of a landfill site. Finding the right geology and hydro geology and assessing the pollution risk.

27 July 2009, 5:46 pm
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