Systems Approach on Sound Material Cycles Society
| Numbering Code | G-ENG03 5F454 LB24 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Mon.3 | |
| Instructor name |
HIRAI YASUHIRO (Agency for Health, Safety and Environment Professor) YANO JUNYA (Agency for Health, Safety and Environment Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
It has been a major political/ social issue to establish a Sound Material-Cycle Society to save the resources and protect the environment. This course mainly covers the following topics: 1) History, current status, and the prospect of waste issues and establishing a sound material-cycles society. 2) Basic concepts and current conditions/ challenges of the following items: The Basic Law for Establishing the Material Cycles Society and the Basic Plan for accomplishing it; Containers and Packaging Recycling Law; Home Appliance Recycling Law; End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law and others. 3) Basic concept and application of material flow analysis (MFA) and life cycle assessment (LCA). MFA and LCA are important to grasp the whole flow of resource use, product consumption, recycling, and disposal of waste. Along with the above topics, source origin, behavior, and decomposition of persistent organic pollutants, which should be inevitably linked to the realization of a Sound Material-Cycle Society, will also be discussed in the class. |
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| Course Goals |
The goals of this class are as follows; To understand the systems and technologies for the formation of a sound material-cycles society. To understand the basics and current status of recycling systems and issues related to food loss and waste, packaging and containers, plastic resource recycling, end-of-life vehicles, and waste electrical and electronic equipment. To understand the concept of material flow analysis. To be able to conduct a life cycle assessment. To understand the basic concept of multi-media environmental fate model (Fugacity model) of chemical substances. To understand the source, fate, and management of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1. The Fundamental Law and Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycles Society (Hirai) 2. Food Loss and Food Waste (Yano) 3. Packaging and Containers Waste (Yano) 4. Resource Circulation Strategy for Plastics (Yano) 5. End of Life Vehicles (Yano) 6. E-Waste (Hirai) 7. Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Thinking (Yano) 8. Data Reconciliation Method for MFA (Hirai) 9. Life-Cycle Assessment: Goal and Scope Definition (Hirai) 10. Life-Cycle Assessment: Inventory Analysis (Hirai) 11. Life-Cycle Assessment: Impact Assessment (Hirai) 12. Life-Cycle Assessment: Interpretation, Case Studies (Hirai) 13. Environmental Fate Model for Chemicals: Basics (Hirai) 14. Environmental Fate Model for Chemicals: Application (Hirai) < 15. Feedback (Hirai) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | The evaluation will be based on an examination (60 points), quizzes (20 points), and assignments (20 points). | |||
| Course Requirements | Solid Waste Management | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | After class, answer the quiz questions posted on PandA to confirm that you have understood the lecture content. Review the materials and references distributed. Specific instructions, if any, will be given in class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Not specified. Materials and references will be distributed when needed. | ||
| References, etc. | Additional resources will be introduced during the class. | |||
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