Reading to be done before Class: ESBS Chapter 22
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: Waste, Municipal solid waste, industrial solid waste, waste management (minimizing, recovery, disposing), waste stream, sanitary landfills, lechate, incineration, waste-to-energy, source reduction, composting, recycling, industrial ecology,

Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste

Past Approaches

• Open Dumping
• Consequences

Waste Management

• Disposal of Waste
  • Sanitary Landfills
  • Lechate
  • Incineration and waste-to-energy
• Waste Reduction
  • source reduction
  • Reuse
  • Composting
• Recovering and Recycling Waste
  • Recycling
  • Materials Recovery Facilities

Industrial Ecology

• Life-cycle analysis

Fresh Kills Park

History of Waste Disposal in Chicago from the Encyclopedia of Chicago

City of Valparaiso Recycling Program

Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County

Payatas Dump Disaster