The menace of environmental pollution has been haunting the human world since early times and is still growing due to excessive growth in developing countries. Municipal solid waste (MSW) normally termed as “garbage” or “trash” is an inevitable byproduct of human activity. Population growth and economic development lead to enormous amounts of solid waste generation by the dwellers of the urban areas (Karishnamurti and Naidu, 2003). Urban MSW is usually generated from human settlements, small industries and commercial activities (Singh et al., 2011). An additional source of waste that finds its way to MSW is the waste from hospitals and clinics. In majority of countries most of the smaller units do not have any specific technique of managing these wastes. When these wastes are mixed with MSW, they pose a threat for health and also they may have long term effect on environment (Pattnaik and Reddy, 2009).