Resource & Waste Mgt.

Resource & Waste Management

Time required: 45 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Understand what natural resources are and the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources
  • Recognize the relationship between natural resources and proper waste management
  • Understand and define the resource lifecycle and the waste management hierarchy
  • Connect resource and waste management to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Identify some of Canada, New Brunswick, and UNB’s efforts toward resource and waste management

Module summary

  1. Introduction to natural resources
  2. Introduction to waste
  3. Definitions
  4. Resource and product life cycle
  5. Check your understanding
  6. Sustainable resource management
  7. Sustainable waste management
  8. Connect resource and waste management to the UN SDGs
  9. Waste management hierarchy
  10. Reflection
  11. Resource and waste management in action
  12. Conclusion

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