Documents the experiences of different countries of Asia and the Pacific with the various means for disposing solid wastes and presents recommendations for further action. Attached annexes contain case studies on urban refuse management in Wuhan, solid waste management in Chittagong, Khulna and Dhaka, disposal of solid wastes in Colombo, Hanoi, Kandy, Islamabad and Nakhon Ratchasima, the solid waste treatment plant of Songkhla, the state/research of counter-measures of solid waste disposal in Nanchang, the situation of solid waste treatment in Shanghai, the design/research of static high temperature compost treatment, the Jinkou Sanitary Landfill Plant in Wuhan, the experience of landfill operations in Bandung, the solid waste disposal system of Makati, the production amount of industrial solid waste and the state of management in Wuhan and the development of mass campaigns to eradicate pests and preventive diseases in order to achieve hygienic cities.