This course will provide an overview of the principles and practices of sustainable waste management planning. It will cover topics such as waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, and energy recovery. Participants will learn how to develop and implement a comprehensive waste management plan that meets local, state, and federal
Sustainable management takes the concepts from sustainability and synthesizes them with the concepts of management. Sustainability has three branches: the environment, the needs of present and future generations, and the economy. Using these branches, it creates the ability of a system to thrive by maintaining economic viability and also nourishing the needs of the present and future generations by limiting resource depletion.