Course title
資源分解・廃棄学   [Resource Degradation and Waste Disposal]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01EN3224
Instructor(s)
長田 容, 金野 尚武, 小瀬 亮太   [OSADA You, KONNO Naotake, KOSE Ryota]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office Kose'Lab  Email address

Course description
(Osada)
A first half part of this intensive course provides students with mainly legislative structures and current experiences of waste management. Students will learn to recognize the restrictions on ongoing recycling and proper disposals of waste and to develop abilities to provide your own opinions on desired measures to solve the subjects.
Expected Learning
(Osada)
Learners who successfully complete will be able to:
(1) Recognize the present framework and current situations of waste management: C~A
(2) Exemplify the specific current restrictions on waste management: B~A
(3) Propose own ideas regarding the solutions to solve the problems and the future ideal waste management: A~S
Course schedule
(Osada)
Lecturing on following topics:
(1) Legislative structure on waste disposal and recycling (the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law, Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, etc.)
(2) Methods and current status on waste recycling and disposal
(3) Waste incineration and land-filling
(4) Energy recovering and utilization of waste
(5) Elimination of hazardous waste especially of persistent organic pollutants(POPs)
(6) Basic concept on “Safety and security”, “Polluter Pays Principle (PPP)” and “Social receptiveness”
After learning the topics, deepening the recognition by small-group discussion on a highlighted issue out of the various subjects
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
(Osada)
Original texts and references provided at each lectures
References
(Osada)
METI: “FY2016 Enforcement Status of the Home Appliances Recycling Law, and Recycling Results for Manufacturers and Importers
(http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/recycle/main/data/pamphlet/pdf/handbook2016.pdf)”
Assessment/Grading
(Osada)
Grading is evaluated by submitting reports.
Reporting is assigned after group discussion and at the last lecture.
Weighting of the evaluation of the submitted reports is 40% and 60%, respectively.
Message from instructor(s)
(Osada)
The lecture will be given by showing various statistical data and ample actual examples to clarify the learners’ images regarding sustainable waste recycling and proper disposal which is to reduce environmental impact and is acceptable economically and socially.
Course keywords
(Osada) Waste management, Waste recycling and proper disposal, Reducing environmental impact
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
10/1/2018 6:26:44 PM