Solid waste management (SWM) is a universal issue affecting every single person in the world: everywhere, tremendous challenges are faced to cope with the growing amounts of waste produced daily, as a result of population and urbanization growth. While sound waste management is key to protect the environment and human health, nowadays 2 billion people still lack access to solid waste collection service, while 3 billion people lack access to controlled disposal facilities. This results in tremendous amounts of waste being littered, dumped or openly burnt, contaminating water, groundwater and the world’s oceans. Such practices are causing floods by clogging drainage systems, attracting pests, rodents and other disease vectors, increasing respiratory problem, greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing climate change, while impacting negatively on biodiversity and increasing resources depletion.