CPD Training - Skills Upgrading Series for Green Building Practitioners - (3) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

CPD Training | 15 Oct 2022

CPD Training - Skills Upgrading Series for Green Building Practitioners - (3) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Organised by Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and co-organised by BEAM Society Limited (BSL), Skills Upgrading Series for Green Building Practitioners - (3) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management is designed for persons who have not received formal and structured training on waste management and leachate/ sewage treatment but wish to learn more about these topics.. The course details are as follows.

Date: 15 & 29 Oct 2022 (Saturdays)

Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm (Registration starts at 8:45am)

Training Format: Zoom

Language: Cantonese with English materials
6 CPD hours for BEAM Pro / BEAM Affiliate

Fee:

BEAM Pro / BEAM Affiliate / BSL Members	HK$430
HKGBC Members	HK$430
BSL / HKGBC Non-Members	HK$650

Online Registration:

BEAM Pro / BEAM Affiliate	Register Here
BSL Members who are NOT BEAM Pro / BEAM Affiliate	Register Here
HKGBC Members	Register Here
BSL / HKGBC Non-Members	Register Here

The two half-day lectures totalling 6 hours will cover the following topics:

General considerations of solid waste in Hong Kong; classification of solid waste and recyclables, transfer and processing of solid waste; recycling, upcycling and down-cycling; government policies and effective waste management strategy

Waste treatment facilities including organic waste, sludge treatment, electronic waste and waste-to-energy incineration facilities

A closer look at selected waste streams: food and yard waste, construction waste and chemical waste

Landfill sites in Hong Kong - West New Territories Landfill (WENT), North East New Territories Landfill (NENT) and South East New Territories Landfill (SENT); refuse transfer stations; operation and management of these facilities

Leachate production, total organic carbon (TOC), biological and chemical oxygen demands (BOD/COD), anaerobic digestion, leachate treatment, sequential batch reactors (SBR), rotating biological contactors (RBC), membrane bioreactors (MBR) and reverse osmosis (RO)

Landfill gas; ammonia stripping process

Landfill capping; landfill restoration including creation of parks and recreation facilities; general precautions

Trainers:

Dr Jason LAM Chun-ho

Assistant Professor

School of Energy and Environment

City University of Hong Kong

Ir Emily WONG

Manager - Project Assessment

BEAM Society Limited

For enquiries, please contact Ms Chloe SHIU at 3994-8890 or email [email protected].

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CPD Training - Skills Upgrading Series for Green Building Practitioners - (3) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

CPD Training - Skills Upgrading Series for Green Building Practitioners - (3) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management