Plastic bags are largely used for shopping because they are light weight, cheap, water andrnmoisture resistant. They are also convenient for quick services at supermarkets, kiosks andrnGroceries. The plastic bags manufacturing and trading industries have created employmentrnopportunity. On the other hand, unl ess managed in an environment friendly way, the adversernenvironmental, social and economic impacts emanating from plastics bags waste are serious andrncould outweigh their benefits.rnThe Federal Government of Ethiopia has issued policy, proclamations and regulations in order tornfoster sound waste management practice throughout the country. The Addis Ababa CityrnGovernment has, based on the measures taken at the Federal level, issued regulations andrnestabl ished the necessary institu tions. One of these measures is the issuance of the Addis AbabarnCity Government Regulation No.1 3/2004 regarding waste management, collection and di sposal.rnTo date, the implementation of the regulations, in particular provisions on plastic bag wasternmanagement in Addis Ababa is not researched.rnThe objective of this study is, thus, to assess as to whether the on going practice pertaining tornplastic bags waste management in Addis Ababa is done in accordance with the internationallyrnaccepted sound sol id waste management principles and requirements as contained under thernrelevant policy and regulatory instruments. Accordingly, implementation and effectiveness of thernpolicy, proclamation and regulations, and their impact in promoting sound management of plasticrnwaste in Addis Ababa is evaluated based on analysis of documents, interviews, questionnai resrnand observations.rnThe study reveals that currently pl astic bags waste in particular and solid wastes in general are notrnmanaged in an environmentally sound way. According to this study, the prohibitions,rnprescriptions and incentives contained under the regul ations are not adequately implemented. Thernmechanism to ensure their enforcement is weak. Various factors are identified for this weakrnperformance. First of all, measures to prevent the generation of waste are inadequate. Second,rnwaste recovery is not encouraged through reuse and recycl ing. Third, the current practicernregarding collection, sorting and transpol1ation are not done timely and properly. Finally, there isrnno adequate facility for the final disposal of wastes. The one that is assigned for waste di sposal,rnwhich is called Repi (Koshaie) , is not a landfil l. It is rather an open disposal site which is neitherrnproperly constructed nor well protected. Thus, recommendations are given to improve situations.