LESSON PLAN

Course : Solid Waste Engineering and Management

Code : ECW 532
Credit hour :3 hours
Status : Elective
Lecturer : Dr Marfiah Ab.Wahid
Contact : 0104239631 / marfi851@uitm.edu.my

CO1 Analyse solid waste engineering problems in civil and environmental engineering
field. (PO2)
CO2 Design solutions for solid waste engineering and management problems using
design systems and process that meet specified needs with appropriate
consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal and environmental
consideration.(PO3)
PO2 Identify, formulate, research literature and analyse complex civil engineering
problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences and engineering sciences
PO3 Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems,
components o processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration
for public health and safety, cultural, societal and environmental consideration

Week Topic Engineering Activity Assessment

1 -Evolution of solid waste Lecture TEST / EXAM
(4/9 – 5/9)) management Announcement:
E-Poster, assignment,
-Introduction to industrial and assessment
hazardous waste

2 Legislative trends and impacts Lecture TEST / EXAM

(11/9-12/9) -Invited speaker
SWCorp

3 Sources, types and composition Lecture TEST / EXAM

(18/9-19/9) of MSW Discussion
4
(25/9 – 26/9)
5 Physical, chemical and Lecture TEST / EXAM
(2/10 - 3/10) biological properties of MSW Hands-on
6 measurement
(9/10 -10/10) Discussion
7
(16/10 -17/10)
8 Recycling of materials found in Invited speaker from TEST / EXAM
(23/10 -24/10) MSW MBSA

Submission of e-
Poster AR JAWI
competition (3R)
presentation
 9 Solid wastes collection models Lecture Test (30%)
(6/11 -7/11) and transfer stations Discussion

10 Landfill design Lecture TEST / EXAM

(13/11-14/11) Closure restoration and
rehabilitation of landfills
11 Assignment
(20/11 -21/11) Alternatives to landfills. Lecture (10%)CO2P03
-incinerator
12 -waste treatment: Project compost food
(27/11 -28/11) + Compost waste/green waste/
+ WTE Project recycle
13 -Student will produce
(4/12 – 5/12) recycled material to
sell.
-e-Poster / video
preparation to show
the process of making
the recycled material
for sale.
14 Solid waste management and Discussion and TEST / EXAM
(11/12 -12/11) planning issues presentation
30/12-20/1 FINAL EXAM Final exam (60%)

Reference book:

George Tchobonoglous, Hilary Thiesen and Samuel A.Vigil (1993-2014). Integrated Solid Waste
Management