Abstract: Municipal waste is a serious environmental problem in both developed and developing countries. In previous years, the most developed countries began to improve the management of municipal solid waste. The increased volume of waste generated as a result of rapid urbanization in developing countries is usually not properly accompanied by appropriate management mechanisms. Municipal waste management systems in developing countries have to deal with many difficulties, including modest technical experience and weak financial resources, which often cover only the costs of removal, leaving no funds to invest in waste processing. Municipal waste management in developing countries is mostly inadequate, which has a negative impact on human and animal health, but also generates problems and losses in the economic, biological and environmental spheres.