Waste management related problems especially that of Solid Waste Management have lived withrnhuman for generations. To address this problem of SWM the use of landfill was introduced. Thernintroduction of landfills as an area which are carefully designed and constructed on the top ofrnthe ground to separate trash from the surrounding area has its own advantages andrndisadvantages. Removing waste from sight of residential area and prohibiting waste fromrncontaminating ground water were aimed to be the advantages of landfills. However landfillsrnhave been affecting health of residents, they have resulted in air pollution and otherrnenvironmental effects. Summit landfill is one the landfills within the city of Addis Ababa which isrnbuilt to address the rising demand in waste management of the city. As summit is one of thernnewly emerging areas within the city, it has newly built buildings which are attractive tornpeopleâ€™s eyes. Even if the area is filled with new and attractive buildings, the existence of thernlandfill in such an attractive area has minimized the beauty of the area and it also has affectedrnthe health and economy of the residents around it. By using questionnaire and interview thernresearcher was able to obtain data on what residents had to say on the effects of the landfill onrnresidents. Based on the information obtained from the responses of the residents it is concludedrnthat the existence of the landfill has highly affected the life of residents in many ways and it isrnrecommended that assignment of an area as a landfill should come after careful and thoroughrnstudy