♻️ What Happens to Our Waste Matters – And So Does How We Teach It
Why should tomorrow’s citymakers study waste treatment?
Because waste isn’t just a byproduct of urban life, it’s a systems challenge tied to climate, health, and circularity.
📚 That’s why the INHABITAT Project includes a dedicated 9 ECTS course on Waste Treatment.
In this module, students explore:
• Sustainable strategies for recycling plastics, metals, and e-waste
• Environmental and health impacts of mismanaged e-waste
• Biological, chemical, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies
• Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to waste systems
• How to integrate circular economy principles into waste design
• Policy analysis and real-world case studies on urban waste solutions
Through hands-on labs and systems thinking, students learn how to design smarter waste treatment strategies that reduce pollution, recover resources, and support urban sustainability.
Why does it matter?
Because cities generate over 2 billion tons of solid waste each year, and how we manage it directly impacts climate, water, and public health.
Source: What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050
Learn more about the courses: https://inhabitat.ea.consulting/