Waste Management - for iPad/Mac/PC

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How much do you think about what you throw away? A waste management cycle is essential for a sustainable future. This album considers the policy and legislation that is driving waste management processes across the EU. By modelling the overall environmental impacts of solid waste disposal methods,…

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  • Mar 25, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 4m AVG DURATION
  • 26 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Waste Management - for iPad/Mac/PC

Waste Management

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2010 1:00


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Waste Management

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Waste Minimisation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 3:20


Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge.

Transcript -- Waste Minimisation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge.

Waste Re-use & Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 5:09


How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.

Transcript -- Waste Re-use & Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy.

Waste Incineration

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 6:03


Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.

Transcript -- Waste Incineration

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- Harnessing the power of your rubbish. The steam from incinerators fuel turbines that generate electricity.

The Science of Landfill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 2:08


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 Science of Landfill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


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.

Landfill Site Selection & Planning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 2:24


Stage by stage in the design of a landfill site. Finding the right geology and hydro geology and assessing the pollution risk.

Transcript -- Landfill Site Selection & Planning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- Stage by stage in the design of a landfill site. Finding the right geology and hydro geology and assessing the pollution risk.

Landfill Construction

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 2:38


Planning the infrastructure, the delivery of waste, the drainage of the site, and the monitoring facilities.

Transcript -- Landfill Construction

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- Planning the infrastructure, the delivery of waste, the drainage of the site, and the monitoring facilities.

Landfill Operation & Maintenance

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 4:37


At landfill site Judkins in Nuneaton they conduct daily checks , dispose of accumulated leachates and make use of the gas and water collected.

Transcript -- Landfill Operation & Maintenance

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- At landfill site Judkins in Nuneaton they conduct daily checks , dispose of accumulated leachates and make use of the gas and water collected.

Landfill Closure & After-care

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 3:24


How the site is safely sealed, monitored and redeveloped. How Grunden Waste redeveloped a site into a golf course.

Transcript -- Landfill Closure & After-care

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- How the site is safely sealed, monitored and redeveloped. How Grunden Waste redeveloped a site into a golf course.

Landfill – the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 3:06


The EU landfill directive is enforcing major change - reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and developing more incineration sites.

Transcript -- Landfill – the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- The EU landfill directive is enforcing major change - reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and developing more incineration sites.

Waste Collection

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 7:00


Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish.

Transcript -- Waste Collection

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish.

Energy From Waste

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 12:12


How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites.

Transcript -- Energy From Waste

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites.

Composting

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 5:38


The different types of green waste, how they are processed and who uses the compost created.

Transcript -- Composting

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009


Transcript -- The different types of green waste, how they are processed and who uses the compost created.

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