Waste Management Courses and Certifications

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries

10 reviews

Learn sustainable waste management solutions for low/middle-income countries in this 5-week course by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Explore case studies and key system aspects.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

Learn about waste management and its key role in saving critical raw materials. Gain practical knowledge of the circular economy, recycling, refurbishment, and remanufacturing as a means of identifying new business opportunities.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

New paradigms in wastewater management

27 ratings at Coursera

Explore sustainable wastewater management practices with Politecnico di Milano's 4-week course. Learn about energy recovery, alternative water supply sources, and material recovery.

• Coursera
• 3 hours 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Integrated Waste Management for a Smart City

6 reviews

Learn to manage waste in smart cities with NPTEL's 33-hour program. Understand municipal solid waste characteristics, collection systems, biological and thermal treatment, and e-waste management.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

Solid Waste Management

10 ratings at edX

Explore solid waste management with the World Bank Group's 6-week course. Learn about waste collection, disposal, financial aspects, policies, and innovative solutions for a healthier environment.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Waste management and environmentalism in China

6 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Waste management and environmentalism in China, is an introduction to waste generation and waste management processes currently being practiced in China. This course explores how ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Central University of Punjab;  CEC

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

2 reviews

Management of solid and Hazardous waste is a challenge for Urban Local bodies, Scientists as well Policy makers. This course has been designed to have a holistic comprehension of solid wastes including MSW, Bio-medical waste, e waste, plastic waste, radi…

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• 14th Jan, 2024
• Free Online Course

Food Waste Prevention

1 review

Welcome to:Food Waste Prevention!An e-learning course to help you save food at different stages of the food chain.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Standard precautions: Waste management

According to WHO, about 85% of the total amount of waste generated by health care activities is general, non-hazardous waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous material that could be infectious, toxic or radioactive. Hazardous waste that is not m…

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

EIT Food;  University of Reading

From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste

13 reviews

Discover the causes and impact of food waste, and learn how you can tackle it on a personal, community, and national level.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Stanford Seminar - The Emergence of AI in Chinese Smart City Development

Stanford University offers a seminar on AI in Chinese Smart City Development, focusing on energy, environment, and data management. Expect a 1-2 hour workload.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Circular Economy: An Introduction

15 ratings at edX

Ready to make a difference? Learn how to contribute to a sustainable economic system by implementing novel business and design approaches!

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Supply chain sustainability

5 reviews

To survive in today’s competitive environment, organisations need not only have an efficient and effective supply chain for the context in which they operate, they also have to consider issues of ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Microcredential

Sustainable Resource Management

Learn sustainable resource management with Delft University's 13-week program. Gain practical knowledge on circular economy, recycling, and refurbishment for business resilience and sustainability.

• edX
• 13 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $248.00
• 2 courses

Introduction to Public Health Engineering in Humanitarian Contexts

354 ratings at Coursera

Explore the role of public health engineering in humanitarian crises with this 5-week course from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Learn how to respond to global challenges and needs.

• Coursera
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)