Domestic and industrial solid waste poses a serious challenge to municipalities and countries, as waste now competes with
humans for land and financial resources to make it safe. The research examines solid waste management in the Town of
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. Using a survey method and utilizing questionnaires and observation check lists, the research assesses
the challenges of the town in waste management and recommends ways of reducing and recycling biodegradable solid waste.
The research reveals that Municipality Solid Waste (MSW) generated amounts to 2.7kg per household per day, of which 47%
is biodegradable. Waste management is constrained by a lack of financial and material resources resulting in a failure to
properly assist residents in waste storage, failure to collect and transport the waste, resulting in residents and business
resorting to illegal dumping, burning, composting, and burying the waste at the generation site. An effective recycling of the
bio-degradable components into compost and production of energy is recommended.