This book came in response to the urgent need in the Arabic library for such a title in Solid Waste management. It was written bearing in mind simplicity of read and ease of following included examples and computer programs. The book in it's five chapters defines solid waste, identifies it's characteristics, it's types, components and places of production, the practical means of it's extraction and collection, then describers how it can be processed, recycled and used, up to it's final disposal. The book should be valuable to: the engineer, planner, municipality personnel, environmental health specialist, public health specialist, doctor, managerial staff, economist, businessman, and under- and post-graduate research candidates.