GLOBAL AND BASIC COMPETENCES



- Plan and develop environmental projects with a trans-disciplinary approach (G002).

- Integrate in work teams that develop professional tasks, including teaching or research, in the environmental field (G003).

- Develop, implement and maintain environmental management systems in the company, and know, analyze and prevent environmental health risks (G006).

- That students have shown possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, and is usually at a level that, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study (CB1).

- That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competencies that are usually showed through the development and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of study (CB2).

- That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues (CB3).

- Students must be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences (CB4).

- That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy (CB5).



SPECIFIC COMPETENCES



- Acquire general knowledge of environmental management systems applicable in companies and administrations (M05CM01).

- Plan and develop environmental management in the company and administration using the available computer tools (M05CM02).



TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES



- To be able to use information from different sources on an applied topic, interpret it appropriately, draw meaningful conclusions and present them publicly (G009).

- Teamwork: Exchange information, ideas and proposals in a work team to achieve scientific and/or professional objectives (G010).



LEARNING OUTCOMES



LO1. Categorizes the toxic and/or hazardous nature of waste generated in different areas and assesses its environmental management in accordance with current legislation.

LO2. Proposes different treatment alternatives for the main types of waste, taking into account the most appropriate equipment and its characteristics for the different stages that, in general, make up the waste treatment - physicochemical, thermal and stabilization-controlled deposit - using sustainability criteria.

LO3. Proposes different treatment alternatives for the main types of industrial wastes, describing sequentially all their stages, and the technological and sustainability advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.

LO4. Establishes the hazardous waste management protocol of a company (classification, labeling, storage, collection and associated bureaucracy).

LO5. Use with rigor the appropriate terminology to adequately communicate knowledge and express correctly in oral debates and technical reports in this field.

LO6. Understands (in Spanish and English), interprets and questions new scientific-technical information from bibliographic resources - of different types and formats -, developing interest in learning and the ability to do so autonomously.

LO7. Adopts a responsible and orderly attitude, both in individual and cooperative work.

LO8. Work in teams: exchange information, ideas and proposals to achieve scientific and/or professional objectives.

Lesson 1. Environmental Problems of Waste.

Lesson 2. Circular Economy.

Lesson 3. Introduction and Regulations.

Lesson 4. Types of Waste: Identification and Codification.

Lesson 5. Hazardous Waste Labeling.

Lesson 6. Minimization of Hazardous Waste.

Lesson 7. Hazardous Waste Management Protocols.

Lesson 8. Technologies for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Controlled Warehousing and Storage.

Lesson 9. Urban Solid Waste Management.

MASTER CLASSES (36 h)



In the lectures the theoretical concepts are transmitted to achieve the objectives of each of the sessions. The explanations are completed by discussing different application questions that allow the acquisition of the established competences, these questions are solved individually or cooperatively.



CLASSROOM PRACTICES (15 h)



These sessions are mainly focused on the realization of problems and practical activities with which to put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired in the lectures. They are carried out both individually and in groups.



COMPUTER PRACTICES (9 h)



Cooperative activities are mainly carried out, which are oriented both to the application of the theoretical-practical contents developed in the master classes and to the achievement of the learning objectives.



TUTORSHIP SESSIONS



Tutorials, both individual and group, are used to resolve doubts, guide work and problems, situate the student's evolutionary state within the subject, propose improvements to increase academic performance, etc. In general, it is a voluntary activity (individual or group) and at the student's request.



NON-PRESENTIAL ACTIVITIES (90 h)



Students must work on the theoretical contents explained in class and carry out the activities or tasks planned to achieve the learning objectives and the development of the competencies assigned to the subject.



*If health circumstances make it necessary to carry out non face-to-face teaching, the computerized means available to the UPV/EHU (Webex, eGela, etc.) will be used.

The evaluation systems are: Continuous Evaluation or Final Evaluation. Students are recommended to use the Continuous Evaluation system in order to optimize the learning process and the acquisition of competences. The student, at the beginning of the course, establishes the evaluation procedure selected for the development of the subject.



1. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION



- WRITTEN TEST (55% of the final grade)



Two written test that includes questions and application exercises related to the theoretical-practical contents worked during the course. The weight of the written test is 55% of the final grade.



Both tests are taken during the four-month period and in case the result is negative, a third test is taken in January, coinciding with the period established by the Center for the Ordinary Call.



- PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES (45 % of the final grade)



During the development of the course a series of practical activities are carried out, both individually and in groups, which are evaluated as follows:



- Written project and oral defense of the same (20% of the final grade).

- Resolution of different questions, exercises, ... (25% of the final grade).



The FINAL GRADE will be obtained by applying these percentages to the average grade of the written tests and the average grade of the cooperative activities, with the following REQUIREMENTS:



1. To carry out all the established activities.

2. Perform the assigned tasks within the established deadline (which will be announced in eGela).

3. Obtain a minimum grade of 4/10 in each of them.



To pass the course it is necessary to obtain a final grade of 5/10. If any requirement is not fulfilled, the course will be failed in its Ordinary Call with a maximum final grade of 4.



*If health circumstances make it necessary to carry out non face-to-face teaching, the computerized means available to the UPV/EHU (Webex, eGela, etc.) will be used.



2. FINAL EVALUATION



Students who meet the conditions established in the regulations of the UPV/EHU and request a final exam must submit in writing to the teacher the waiver of continuous assessment, for which they have a period of 9 weeks, counting from the beginning of the four-month period, in accordance with the academic calendar of the center (Chapter II, Article 8 of the Agreement of December 15, 2016, of the Governing Council of the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, which approves the Regulations governing the Evaluation of students in official undergraduate degrees), must perform the following two activities:



- Written test (70% of the final grade). It will include theoretical questions and application exercises.

-Practical activities (30% of the final grade). A series of exercises and a written project and oral defense of the same to evaluate the transversal competences. The exercises and the project must be presented for evaluation on the date assigned by the UPV/EHU for the Ordinary Examination (January).



REQUIREMENTS to pass the course:



- Obtain a minimum score of 5/10 on the exam and 4/10 on each of the practical activities.

- Obtain a grade equal to or higher than 5/10 in the final grade (obtained as a weighted average of the grades of the evaluation activities).



When any requirement is not fulfilled, the course will be suspended in the Ordinary Call with a maximum final grade of 4.



*If health circumstances make it necessary to carry out non face-to-face teaching, the computerized means available to the UPV/EHU (Webex, eGela, etc.) will be used.



ORDINARY CALL RESIGNATION



Those students who do not appear for the written test will be recorded as "Not Presented" in the Ordinary call.

The reference material for the development of the contents of the course are the textbooks and links proposed in the bibliography.

The rest of the work material necessary to take the course is available to students in eGela.

Basic bibliography

RODRÍGUEZ JIMÉNEZ J.J. e IRABIEN GULIAS A. Gestión sostenible de los residuos peligrosos. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis S.A., 2013.

- FERNANDO SÁNCHEZ M. y GRANERO CASTRO J. Gestión y minimización de residuos. FC editorial Fundación Confemetal, 2011.

- RED ESPAÑOLA DE COMPOSTAJE. De residuo a recurso. El camino hacia la sostenibilidad. MUNDI-PRENSA, S.A. (PARANINFO), 2015.

- PECORAIO S. Gestión de residuos urbanos. Cano Pina S.L., 2016.

- LAGREGA M.D. Gestión de residuos tóxicos. Tratamiento, eliminación y recuperación de suelos. New York: Mc Graw-Hill, 2006.

- NEMEROW N.L. Tratamiento de vertidos industriales y peligrosos. Madrid: Díaz de Santos, 2006.

- TCHOBANOGLOUS G. Gestión integral de residuos sólidos. Madrid: McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Journals

- ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management (USA). ASCE.
- Environmental Law & Management. Wiley Interscience.
- Environmental Science & Technology. American Chemical Society (ACS).
- Residuos. La revista técnica de Medio Ambiente.
- Warmer Bulletin España. Instituto para la sostenibilidad de los Recursos (ISR).
- Waste Management. International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science and Technology. Elsevier.