• Fundamentals of recycling management and waste technology
• Introduction to the issue – historical background – legal principles (waste and emission control law)
• Volume and composition of individual recyclable and waste fractions depending on the settlement structure
• Parameters for characterising and balancing processes and plants
• Waste disposal logistics (collection, transport) depending on the building/settlement structure
• Processes and plants for mechanical processing and sorting, biological treatment, thermal treatment, landfill
• Economic efficiency; cost structures/fees – relevance of the circular economy for environmental
and resource protection through the use of secondary raw material and energy potential
• Excursions, e.g. to waste management plants, recycling and disposal plants, treatment plants (waste-to-energy plants, fermentation/composting plants, recycling plants, etc.)
