Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is a major problem that affects environmental equality and the sustainable development cities and rural areas of Sri Lanka. Large amount of MSW is remain untreated and dumped on the open land due to lack of appropriate technological knowledge and financial resources to treat and dispose them. Therefore, a systematic waste management system is required. The waste management system should be handled in environmentally sound and economically viable manner. Human health and environmental quality gradually fall into more unsafe situation due to poor waste management.
