2024-02-222024-02-222024-02-222023-09-27https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/373This work aims to characterize the Waste Treatment Center (WTC) in the city of Maceió, as well as evaluate the efficiency of uphill and downhill waste disposal techniques, used at different periods in the landfills of Maceió, João Pessoa, and Jaboatão dos Guararapes. To achieve this, a technical visit was conducted at the Maceió WTC, a literature review was conducted on Sanitary Landfills and urban solid waste disposal techniques, and finally, a comparative analysis was carried out between the specific mass in the studied WTC’s and the waste disposal methods used. Uphill and downhill waste disposal techniques differ with respect to the waste disposal height and the direction of compaction. Based on the results obtained, considering the variables studied, it was observed that the technique used has little influence on the final specific mass of the waste already compacted in the analyzed WTC’s.Acesso AbertoMeio ambienteDisposição de resíduosGestão de resíduos sólidosCentro de tratamento de resíduosEnvironmentWaste disposalSolid waste managementWaste treatment centerTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoENGENHARIAS