Municipal Solid Waste Management is fast becoming a social menace in Kerala. Extreme scarcity of free
space for landfilling acts as a hurdle for Local Bodies to dispose waste. The rapid population growth
overwhelms the capacity of Municipalities in the State to offer even the very basic solid waste services. Being,
a major waste contributor in Municipal limits, Solid Waste Management of hotels is an area deserving special
attention of Authorities. The main objective of the study is to know the physical and chemical composition of
Municipal Solid Waste in the State and major problems faced by hotels operating in each Region and Area to
which the Municipalities belong. By Random Sampling method 173 hotels belonging to different
Municipalities are selected to identify the major problems faced by them and a Structured Questionnaire was
administered to collect the primary data. The study reveals that the Average Density of Municipal Solid Waste
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is 541.63 Kg/M , the Average Moisture Content is 55.74 per cent, Average Calorific Value is 1638.75 K.Cal/Kg
and Average Ph is 7.31. Through a Factor Analysis seven factors are identified such as Environmental
Management Issues, Waste Collection Issues, Waste Disposal Issues, Negative Impact of Waste Management,
Limitations of Waste Management, Support from Government and Private Participation. As a concept
Integrated Solid Waste Management will find solutions to the manifold problems persisting in Kerala.