In Addis Ababa as in many cities of the developing countries, solid waste micrornand small enterprises are involved in solid waste management services andrngenerating employment opportunities for urban labor force since 1998/1999. Thisrnresearch is mainly emphasizing the management and job creation role that therninvolving MSEs can play in solid waste services.rnIn order to achieve the objective of the study, a social survey with a questionnairerncovering a total population of 37 enterprises and a sample of 80 workers wasrnconducted on two purposely selected sub-cities, i.e. Bole and Arada. The surveyrnindicated that MSEs to do solid waste activity with limited start-up capital,rntraditionally made labor-intensive working tools and workers with only fewrnhealth protective materials. Joblessness and Capability for physical work are thernmajor criterion for employment. The results of the research in general showedrnthat over three fourths of the MSEs participated in primary solid waste collectionrnusing hand pushcarts up to the municipal transfer points through door to doorrncollection system. Entrepreneurial activities in sorting, compost processing andrnrecycling are less developed though it is encouraging. MSEs are involved in solidrnwaste activity with the method of open-competition and zonal monopoly and havernpersonal relations to clients in tenns of contracts and payment of service charges.rnLack of working tools and shortage of finance are the two major constraints forrnthe operation and growth of MSEs. Some financial support for entry in the activityrndepends on the social network of friendship and relatives rather than formalrnfinancial institutions. Most of the MSE operators started solid waste activityrnwithout any training but attracted by it as a survival strategy.rnGenerally the re is a need for strengthening the MSEs growth by expanding thernmicro- finance institutions and providing esp ecial financial support for the solidrnwaste sector. Government and NGOs support should also be focused on trainingrnand consultancy services or in general infonnative services concerning market,rndocumentation or accounting system. Encouraging public-private partners hiprnwith medium-scale enterprises to reduce the problem of waste transporting andrndisposal is one of the main issues to be focused. In addition, governmentrn(municipal) partial intervention on the method of MSEs participation should bernbased on an objective assessment of the reality to minimize the conflict thatrnarises between the new entrants and existing MSEs in case of unnecessaryrncompetition to be the sector effective. There is also a need for the government tornnegotiate with the MSEs owners to ensure employees get at least the minimumrnwage of the country