According to the Malaysian statistics department the population of Kuala Lumpur was 1604 million in 2007 (Saeed et al., 2009) and this city all alone produces around 3000 tons of solid waste each day (Sivapalan et al., 2002). Unofficial recycling activities divert about 5% of this waste while the remaining 95% go to the landfill sites for dumping (Agamuthu and Fauziah, 2008). Around 1 billion RM (US$26 million) is required to dispose off these wastes and it is expected to swell up with the increase in fuel price (Agamuthu and Fauziah, 2007). According to Yunus and Kadir (2003) presently, in Malaysia landfilling is the only technique used for the MSW disposal and almost all of the landfill sites are open dumping areas, which results severe environmental and social threats. Landfill disposal of wastes is becoming more difficult day by day as existing sites are filling up at a very fast pace. Simultaneously, construction of new landfill sites is becoming more difficult due to scarcity of land, and increasing land prices and high demands, especially in urban areas due to population rise. The massive disposal of waste into landfills may results in different environmental impacts including leachate contamination, problem of pest, land degradation and may also create health-hazard to the residents living in close proximity. Solid waste management has become a foremost problem for local governments as well industries in Malaysia. If these wastes are disposed of as such it will require huge land mass and may result in ground and surface water contamination, pathogens and odour problems.