Using and managing waste - for iPod/iPhone: Recent Episodes
The Open University
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.
Transcript -- Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge.
How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.
Transcript -- How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.
Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.
Transcript -- Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.
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.
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.
Stage by stage in the design of a landfill site. Finding the right geology and hydro geology and assessing the pollution risk.
Transcript -- Stage by stage in the design of a landfill site. Finding the right geology and hydro geology and assessing the pollution risk.
Planning the infrastructure, the delivery of waste, the drainage of the site, and the monitoring facilities.
Transcript -- Planning the infrastructure, the delivery of waste, the drainage of the site, and the monitoring facilities.
At landfill site Judkins in Nuneaton they conduct daily checks , dispose of accumulated leachates and make use of the gas and water collected.
Transcript -- At landfill site Judkins in Nuneaton they conduct daily checks , dispose of accumulated leachates and make use of the gas and water collected.
How the site is safely sealed, monitored and redeveloped. How Grunden Waste redeveloped a site into a golf course.
Transcript -- How the site is safely sealed, monitored and redeveloped. How Grunden Waste redeveloped a site into a golf course.
The EU landfill directive is enforcing major change - reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and developing more incineration sites.
Transcript -- The EU landfill directive is enforcing major change - reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and developing more incineration sites.
Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish.
Transcript -- Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish.
How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites.
Transcript -- How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites.
The different types of green waste, how they are processed and who uses the compost created.
Transcript -- The different types of green waste, how they are processed and who uses the compost created.
Transcript -- Professor Andrew Porteous gives his views on waste management in today’s society.
Dr Suresh Nesaratnam discusses the course T210 Environmental Control and Public Health.
Transcript -- Dr Suresh Nesaratnam discusses the course T210 Environmental Control and Public Health.