The decision support models are important tools that can be used to analyze technological alternatives in the management and treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) against several situations involving political, economic, environmental and social aspects. This study aimed to propose alternatives for appropriate treatment of MSW in the South Region of Brazil by surveying information and using two decision support models: AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and Promethee II (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations). The studied technologies were: recycling, composting, mechanical-biological treatment, anaerobic digestion, incineration with electricity generation and combined cycle (electricity and heat) and landfill with and without power generation. These technologies were hierarchically ranked in the models based on four criteria: environmental, social, economic and political. As a result, we proposed four possible technological arrangements for the South Region and these can be used as reference for studies in other geographic regions of Brazil.
MSW management; MSW treatment technologies; decision support model
