ACCREDITATION Courses are offered by the Pinellas Technical Education Centers(PTEC), accredited by the Council on Occupational Education. Individual programs may also be accredited by national and state accrediting agencies.

The term “solid waste†includes many components that range from recyclables, moderate-risk waste, construction and demolition debris, organic material and the other usual trash you think of when you hear the words “solid wasteâ€. Because no single solution completely answers the question of what to do with waste, each community has its own unique profile for dealing with solid waste. As the population increases, dealing with waste in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner has become a major component of good public policy.