Waste as a Resource - B240012
Title: Odpady jako surovinový zdroj
Form of teaching: lecture+practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Environmental Chemistry (240)
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Technology
Actual: from 2026
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Hendrych Jiří Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The subject focuses on technical knowledge in the subfield of environmental engineering formed by the category of waste. The discussed issue is based on the characterization of types and production of waste from various industrial sectors and human activities, as well as their utilization. The relevant legal regulations governing waste management are presented. Attention is paid to the technologies that are applied in waste use, disposal and treatment.
Last update: Hendrych Jiří (24.04.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Successful completion of the course is conditional on obtaining a credit and an exam. The credit, which is a condition for admission to the exam, is awarded based on passing the credit test, in which a success rate of at least 50% is required and completing a given independent task. The exam consists of two parts - a written test and an oral part of the exam.

Attendance at lectures is recommended.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (24.04.2025)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • Kuraš Mečislav. Odpady a jejich zpracování. Chrudim: Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor spol. s r.o., 2014, s. ISBN : 978-80-86832-80-7.
  • 541/2020 SB.. Zákon o odpadech. , s., §, odst. , .
  • 273/2021 SB. . Vyhláška o podrobnostech nakládání s odpady. , s., §, odst. , .

Optional:

  • Pichtel John. Waste Management Practices. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2014, s. ISBN 9780429103087.
  • Christina Meskers, Ernst Worrell, Markus A. Reuter (Eds.). Handbook of Recycling: State-of-the-art for Practitioners, Analysts, and Scientists (2nd Edition). : Elsevier, 2023, s. ISBN 9780323855143.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (23.12.2024)
Teaching methods -

In-person teaching - lecture/seminar. As part of the seminar, students will work on and present the assigned task.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (24.04.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

A written exam test requiring a passing score of at least 50% and an oral exam.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (23.12.2024)
Syllabus -

Introduction to the issue of waste. Types, production.

Specifics of waste analysis. Scope, legislative requirements, types of analyses.

Municipal waste, industrial waste. Solid, liquid, gaseous waste. Waste from various industries.

Timber industry. Material utilization of waste and thermal methods.

Agriculture - plant and animal waste. Biodegradable waste – composting, anaerobic digestion.

Food industry – organic waste.

Paper industry - paper and cellulose waste. Waste from the textile and leather industry.

Waste from the production of building materials. Construction and demolition waste.

Combustion processes and energy – fly ash, slag, energy gypsum. Landfilling.

Waste from the chemical industry.

Waste from electronics production.

Waste from the automotive industry.

Sorted waste. Waste from the production of packaging materials.

Hazardous waste. Waste water from industry.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (23.12.2024)
Learning resources -

https://www.cenia.cz/odpadove-a-obehove-hospodarstvi/

https://mzp.gov.cz/cz/agenda/odpadove-hospodarstvi-a-cirkularni-ekonomika

https://odpady-online.cz/

https://www.tretiruka.cz/web/ - České ekologické manažerské centrum, z.s. (CEMC)

https://mpo.gov.cz/cz/prumysl/ippc-integrovana-prevence-a-omezovani-znecisteni/referencni-dokumenty-bref/referencni-dokumenty-o-nejlepsich-dostupnych-technikach-bref--143226/

recommended materials from lectures and seminars

Last update: Bindzar Jan (10.06.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students will gain an overview of the production and types of waste from industries and human activities, the relevant legislation, as well as more detailed characterization, the possibilities of their use and technologies for material and energy use of waste.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (23.12.2024)
Entry requirements -

Knowledge of the general basics of environmental issues.

Last update: Hendrych Jiří (24.04.2025)
Registration requirements -

Knowledge of the general basics of environmental issues.

Last update: Bindzar Jan (22.05.2025)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 0.5 14
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 2 56
Účast na seminářích 0.5 14
4 / 4 112 / 112
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Examination test 50
Oral examination 50