Many municipalities face difficulties in finding a suitable site for waste disposal, and mostly when this material in disposed in inappropriate places, bringing significant impacts to the environment. Thus, Modern Landfill is the best option to locate the waste without causing harm to the environment. Ilha Grande, an island located between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, visited by tourists from Brazil and other countries is an example to study. For example, waste generated on the island is maintained on island many hours waiting a boat to pick up the waste generated and after that, waste is taken to the mainland, inflating the cost of this service. The large amount of trash that accumulates on the island during high season is a great problem. In this study, we intend to evaluate potential areas for the installation of a Modern Landfill at Ilha Grande. For this study, we use Multi-criteria evaluation and GIS. To do this, different data are used: from geological and hydrological information, land use and land cover, soil types, urban areas and road information, conservation area and protected areas maps and slope generated by SRTM data are utilized. These data were classified according to parameters pre-established by municipal and federal laws. Then, different data were assigned weights depending on their importance and influence on the landfill. The analysis consisted of the intersection of advanced information obtained, generating a synthesis map of potential areas to locate Modern Landfill.
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