ERS 317Waste Management
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Environment
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course will deal with the solid waste system, landfilling, incineration, energy from waste, recycling, composting, reduction and reuse. The context will be primarily Ontario and municipal waste management.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
40% liked it57% easy50% useful
From 10 ratings and 6 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Class content is super outdated. Didn't really learn anything from this class.
Mar 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Course is really out of date, needs a 20-year update
Feb 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Content is somewhat interesting and useful but the prof and his teaching style make the lectures really dry (VERY old-school). He's a hard marker so you need to do all the readings for the midterm and final to get a really good grade.
Nov 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Course is limited to pretty basic waste management information. Could be a useful foundation for anyone interested in waste management or related fields, but overall didn't get into much specifics or detail enough to really be worthwhile.
It is not a particularly hard course, but it was more work than I would expect from a bird course. The major project was a pain to organize/coordinate, but once it is all set up the report itself is pretty straight forward.Jun 2018 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
One of my favourite courses I've taken in ERS. If you're interested in learning about waste management, then this course is for you. Overall, the course concepts were not difficult to understand. Just make sure to take good notes if you have John Jackson!
Aug 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention ERS 317, February 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2018
8 hours of class with no breaks 43 points, 39 comments
“Currently in 2A mechanical engineering. Are profs allowed to schedule makeup lectures so that students have classes all from 8:30 to 4:30 with no breaks? …”
u/elasticbuttreduce: “don't go to the waste classes”
u/DubstepKoons9: “ERS 317 is a waste class”
Spring 2017
Be a good boye and compost your waste this term 99 points, 10 comments
u/fryingnemo98: “Or just throw it in the garbage because it decomposes so it really doesn't matter....”
u/Jay_North: “… Source: I took a Waste Management course, ERS 317 tl;dr: don't throw organic waste in landfills, cause it's gonna make everything worse”
Winter 2017
ERS 317- Final take home exam 1 point, 1 comment
u/envfreak123: “Does anyone know how tough the final take home exam was?”
ERS 317 Exam questions? 0 points, 9 comments
u/envfreak123: “Does anyone from previous have sample midterm exam questions? the prof is J.Jackson- any help would be appreciated”
ERS 317 Midterm 1 point, 4 comments
u/envfreak123: “How hard is the ers 317 midterm?”
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