Most developing countries, Nigeria inclusive have solid waste management problems different from those found in developed countries in areas of composition, density, political and economic framework, and in waste amount, access to waste for collection, awareness and attitudes, so a different approach is needed. The socioeconomic conditions in the third world are so different from those of the developed world, that a different approach is needed. To achieve sustainable and effective waste management there is need to consider the political, institutional, social, financial, economic and technical aspects of MSWM in Nigeria.