Coursera - Smart Solid Waste Management Specialization
Last updated 4/2026
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MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English + subtitle | Duration: 90 Lessons ( 14h 10m ) | Size: 6.7 GB
✓ Learn waste classification, 3Rs principles, and integrated SWM approaches, including policies and global perspectives.
✓ Gain expertise in mechanical, biological, and thermal treatment methods, landfill design, and specialized waste streams.
✓ Utilize innovations like smart waste systems, sensor-based monitoring, and life cycle assessment tools for effective waste management.
Skills you'll gain
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Construction
• Energy and Utilities
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Laws
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Regulations
• Environmental Resource Management
• Environmental Science
• Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER)
• Land Management
• Pollution Prevention
• Process Engineering
• Radiation Protection
• Sustainable Engineering
• Sustainable Technologies
• Thermal Management
• Transportation Operations
• Waste Minimization
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The "Smart Solid waste management" course provides a comprehensive understanding of Solid Waste Management (SWM), addressing challenges and opportunities in handling diverse waste streams. It covers fundamental concepts, waste classification, and global and Indian perspectives, emphasizing sustainable practices like the 3Rs and integrated SWM. Key topics include waste characterization, collection, transportation, and treatment technologies such as composting, anaerobic digestion, incineration, and pyrolysis.
The course also explores landfill design, leachate management, and specialized waste streams like e-waste, plastic, and biomedical waste. Emerging innovations, including smart waste systems and life cycle assessments, are discussed alongside case studies. Policies, regulatory frameworks, and initiatives like the Swachh Bharat Mission are examined. By the end, participants will gain skills to design and implement effective SWM strategies, making it ideal for professionals and students in environmental management, urban planning, and sustainability fields.
Target Learners
§Undergraduate students of Civil Engineering
§Post-Graduate Students of Environmental Engineering
§Practicing Engineers
§Faculties of Civil Engineering Domain
Applied Learning Project
Learners will engage in a hands-on project to design and implement a sustainable Solid Waste Management (SWM) system. This includes waste characterization, collection optimization, treatment selection, and landfill design. The project integrates policy analysis, technological innovations, and practical sustainability strategies to develop an efficient, regulatory-compliant waste management plan.
Coursera - Smart Solid Waste Management Specialization
