Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in Addis Ababa has been the exclusivernresponsibility of the city administration with minimal participation of the public andrnother stakeholders. However, inappropriate handling and disposal of MSW is the mostrnvisible cause of environmental pollution and bad aesthetic feature in Addis Ababa. Thisrnresearch is mainly aimed at the assessment of existing MSWM method with especialrnemphasis to bio-recycling/composting activities undertaken by NGOs and privaternorganizations. In order to achieve this objective, qualitative data collection methods werernemployed. The primary data was collected through in-depth interview with team leaders,rnexperts, project coordinators and owner of private organizations while secondary datarnwas also drawn from documentation units of respective organizations to supplement thernprimmy data. The data was presented by description, tabulation and percentagesrnaccordingly.rnThe research showed that household (yard) composting and decentralized communityrncomposting designs and windrow composting process alone are being promoted by thernorganizations considered in this research as to fit the situation of Addis Ababa because ofrntheir technological simpliCity and costs. The finding of the research also stronglyrnrevealed that the composition of organic waste generated in Addis Ababa exceeds 80rnpercent out of all solid wastes. Similarly, the laboratory analysis for essential nutrientrncomposition of the produced compost confirmed that it exceeds the essential nutrient inrnchemical fertilizers. Yet, national compost quality assurance and standard is not wellrnestablished in the city. Moreover, compost is demanded for forestry, land seaping,rnrehabilitation of eroded area, park greening and a forestation.rnFurther more, the research has revealed that absence of sorting waste at source, acuternshortage of finance, physical space scarcity, lack of institutional capacity, disposal tornecologically sensitive area, lack of community awareness, poor legal enforcement, lackrninvolvement of research institutions, infrastructure, are some of the areas that intensifyrnthe problems of MSWM in Addis Ababa. Moreover, bureaucratic bottlenecks, shortage ofrnmeans of transport, lack of maintenance are among the indicated factors that call forrnintervention by government and concerned entities.