EnE 660 - Introduction to Solids and Hazardous Waste Problems		Fall 2010

Text:	Tchobanoglous, Theisen, & Vigil, Integrated Solid Waste Management Engineering Principles and Management Issues, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1993, ISBN: 0-07-063237-5
Instructor:	Dr. Hsin-Neng Hsieh, 268 Colton Hall, 973-596-5859, Fax: 973-596-5790, e-mail: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=mailto%3ahsieh%40njit.edu
Prerequisite: EnE 663. (May be taken concurrently). Introduction to solid waste disposal. Industrial and urban sources of solid waste and conventional methods of waste disposal. Application of engineering principles related to these topics.

Week	Topic	Text	Homework
1	Introduction	1,2	1-1,2,5;2-4
2	Sources, composition, and properties of wastes	3,4	3-3;4-2,3,5,6 (waste A only)
3	Hazardous wastes	5	5-3,7,11
4	Waste generation, handling, separation, and storage at the source	6,7	6-1,6 (Tues.) 12;7-2
5-6	Waste collection	8	8-4 (data A), 10,11
7	Mid-term
8	Material recovery facility and transfer station	9,10	9-18,20; 10-1
9	Composting and incineration	13-5,14-2
10-12	Landfills	11	11-1 (a), 7, 14 (use info in Example 11-5) 18,22
13	Waste recycling	15
14	Project/term paper presentation
15	Final exam

Grade Policy:

Homework	20%
Project (do exercises 8-17 and 11-17 using Canyon landfill) and term paper	15%
Mid-Term Exam	30%
Final Exam	35%

1.    Homework problems are to be solved and turned in the week following the assignment.
       Term project and term paper presentation (Power Point) are due on 14th week.
2.    Term paper can be case study, comparison study, or any topic related to solid waste
        collection, modeling, disposal, recycling, treatment, and management. The length of
        the paper is approximately 10 pages with references.

Solid Waste References:

1.    RCRA Orientation Manual:
       http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/pubs/orientat/
2.    The RCRA regulations:
       file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.epa.gov%2fdocs%2fepacfr40%2fchapt-I.info%2fsubch-I.htm
3.    NJ Solid and Hazardous Waste regulation:
       file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nj.gov%2fdep%2fdshw%2fresource%2frules.htm
4.    USEPA - Office of Solid Waste: http://www.epa.gov/osw/
       Overview of all aspects of solid waste management,
5.    NJDEP Division o f Solid and Hazardous Waste: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nj.gov%2fdep%2fdshw%2fresource%2frules.htm/.
       Permitting, regulations, management plan,
6.    Waste Age, file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wasteage.com%2f. News, buyer's guide, product information, landfill
        course, etc.
7.     Solidwaste.com: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.solidwaste.com. News, products, software for waste management.
8.   International solid waste association: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/link/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK7D/redir.aspx?C=f4466358781f43baac475014e675c677&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.iswa.org%2f. News, information, and various publications.

*The NJIT Honor Code will be upheld, and any violations will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students.
*Students will be consulted with by the instructor and must agree to any modifications or deviations from the syllabus throughout the course of the semester.