Waste management

Students must select a 10 ha (315 m x 315 m) area of an urban area within Australia. Selected are must include some commercial and institutional areas. For the selected area, carryout the following data collection and analysis: - Number of residential and commercial properties. - Estimate the quantity of waste generated from these houses. - Identify the source separation required (number of bins required). - Estimate the quantities for each type of waste that is generated. - Design the collection frequency and route, and number and size of trucks. - Identify the processing required for each of the waste types. - Design the processing centre. - Identify the resources that can be recovered, annually. - Identify the appropriate disposal options. - Design the selected disposal options. - Evaluate all the resources recovery and disposal options using triple bottom line approach. - Identify and quantify the likely amounts of hazardous waste that may be generated from households. - Provide a succinct summary of all the data that was collected and analysed. - Develop a thought provoking conclusions and recommendations section.