ABSTRACT
The municipalities of the Goiás State, Brazil, have difficulties in the management of their Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). For instance of 20 municipalities in the micro-region of the Federal District Surroundings (FDS) only two dispose their MSW in licensed landfills. Considering this situation, the goal of this study was to propose host municipalities for the ins-tallation of shared MSW Management Facilities (MSWMF) in the micro-region of the FDS. In order to identify restriction-free areas for MSW treatment facilities location, a geographic information system was used. Subsequently, through the Center of Mass (CM) methodology, host municipalities for MSWMF were obtained. Results show that the FDS micro-region about 40% of its area which is suitable for MSW treatment facilities installation. From the CM, five MSWMF are proposed for the FDS: two municipalities with separate facilities, and the other three to be shared.
