Environmental Operations & Circular Logistics I

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9 weeks | 2 hours classroom/digital + 2 hours
supervised applied learning each week

Course Content

MODULE 1: Week 1 — Environmental Operations, Environmental Justice & Career Pathways

Lesson 1: START HERE: WHAT IS THIS INDUSTRY?

04:02
Lesson 2: WHERE COULD YOU FIT?
Lesson 3: HOW MATERIALS MOVE: LINEAR, CIRCULAR & LOGISTICS

08:56
Lesson 4: CONTAMINATION, COMMUNITY & OPERATIONAL THINKING
ASSIGNMENT 1 — TRACE THE MATERIAL: INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS CHALLENGE
QUIZ — WEEK 1 KNOWLEDGE & APPLICATION CHECK
ASSIGNMENT 2 — WEEK 1 CAREER & COMMUNITY REFLECTION
Lesson 5: WEEK 1 CLOSEOUT: THINK LIKE AN OPERATOR

MODULE 2: Week 2: Waste Systems, the 4Rs & the Circular Economy
Badge: Circular Systems Explorer Learning Objectives  Distinguish linear and circular material flows.  Use rethink, reduce, reuse, and recycle as a decision hierarchy rather than four equal actions.  Explain how collection, processing, manufacturing demand, and contamination affect recycling outcomes.  Identify why local acceptance rules matter.  Map the journey of one common material from resident use to an end market. Vocabulary linear economy • circular economy • source reduction • reuse • recycling • recovery • MRF • end market • contamination • materials management

MODULE 3: Week 3: Material Identification, Contamination & Stop-Work Decisions
Badge: Material Identification Associate Learning Objectives  Identify common material families using observable characteristics and labels.  Explain contamination as a quality problem, not simply a “wrong bin” problem.  Differentiate acceptable, questionable, prohibited, and unknown materials.  Use stop-work and escalation rules for sharps, chemicals, batteries, medical waste, leaking containers, and other unknown hazards.  Record a material decision using objective evidence. Vocabulary PET • HDPE • OCC • mixed paper • ferrous metal • nonferrous metal • contamination • residue • prohibited material • exception

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