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The increased solid waste generation comes up simultaneously to economic development. It is one of the major issues in current society, given today's unsustainable consumption rate, as cited by Ferreira (2000) and Cen (2008). Said authors stress that current society's lifestyle must change if future generations are to exist. Jardim et. al. (2000) and Campos (1999) say this waste generation occurs every day and varies in amount and composition per social strata and per economic development level. In big cities, the solid waste issue swells on account of the excessive number of inhabitants, a faster consumption, as clarified by Feitosa (s/d), and the high volume of produced waste. Small cities and towns, in their turn, usually have a reduced number of inhabitants and a lower volume of produced waste. However, they likewise need to have the assistance of public authorities on waste treatment, destination and final disposal. The lack of effective guidelines for waste handling and the shortage of technical support and financial resources make up a hurdle to be overcome in order to work out the problem, as cited by Schalch et. al. (2002). That said, one notes that managing and treating solid waste is increasingly more significant, in that the lack of an effective management of urban solid wastes outweighs other environmental 1 Student of the Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering – IFFluminense/PPEA – manon_perdomo@yahoo.com.br /

Study on the Feasibility of Setting Up an Integrated Solid Waste Management Site in the Instituto Federal Fluminense at Macaé