Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Waste Management
Course Code: BSM420
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Basic concepts related to agricultural waste management, wastes resulting from processing of available vegetable, animal and agricultural products and collection of waste water, storage, evaluation, and to have an idea about their effects on handling and environment.

Course Content

Management and identification of agricultural wastes, collection of agricultural waste, transporting, storage and processing processes, incineration, volume reduction, solidification, storage techniques, the role of soil and plants in waste management. waste impact on the soil and groundwater the use of agricultural waste products, energy recovery from agricultural wastes, composted. The place of agricultural waste management in laws and regulations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ersel YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn about the kinds of waste and waste.
2.To be able to explain the physical and chemical properties of agricultural wastes
3.Learning of waste collection, processing, evaluation techniques
4.To prepare waste management plan
5. Laws and regulations on agricultural waste management
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Anonim 1998. Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook, USDA, USA.
2.Pescod, M. B. (1992). Wastewater treatment and use in agriculture.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Waste is what. Basic concepts of waste management
Week 2 - Theoretical
Identification of agricultural wastes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of agricultural wastes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Collection of agricultural wastes
Week 5 - Theoretical
In agricultural wastes burning, volume reduction, solidification, storage techniques
Week 6 - Theoretical
Environmental impacts of agricultural wastes
Week 7 - Theoretical
Processing and evaluation of agricultural wastes
Week 8 - Theoretical
Site selection for agricultural waste management systems
Week 9 - Theoretical
Composting technique (Midterm Exam)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Energy recovery from agricultural waste
Week 11 - Theoretical
The classification of waste waters and environmental impacts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Usage of wastewater in agriculture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Laws and regulations on agricultural waste management
Week 14 - Theoretical
Laws and regulations on agricultural waste management
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes