The least was recorded in Bolgatanga municipality,0.209 kg/person/day. The average per capita household waste generation obtained for the metropolitan cities, except Tamale,was comparable to the 0.75 kg/person/day generation rate reported for all metropolitan cities in Ghana by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD, 2010) in a forecast of National Environmental Sanitation Strategy and Action Plan (NESSAP) 2010–2015.