Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is one of the critical environmental challenges of rapid urban development facing the developing countries including Cameroon. Solid waste arising from human domestic, social and industrial activities is increasing in quantity and variety as a result of growing population, rising standards of living and development of technology. The need to manage this increasing waste in an environmentally effective, technologically feasible, economically affordable and socially acceptable manner is a problem faced by all nations of the world today. Solid waste generated in Yaoundé varies in quantities, types, humidity and density, according to the days of the week and seasons as well as between various sources such as residential zones, industrial areas, institutions and commercial places. Yaoundé household survey results and field experience show that, but for a few classic bins, many containers used for the collection and storage of household waste are made from recycled materials. The prominent ones are old baskets (76.7%), plastic bags (11.6%), tins and cans (8.2%), and to a lesser extent, cartons and baskets. Further analysis show that only 68 out of 103 sampled containers (66%) had some form of cover over them. There was also a spatial variation in cover provision by households with Bastos and Cite Verte having 50%, Efoulan 38.5% and Nvog Ada 22%. As we all know plastic is polluting the environment so we recommend the use of cartons. Waste produced at the households, markets and institutions such as offices and schools is primarily moved to a secondary official waste collection facility or illegal disposed. Various groups are involved in the primary MSWM in Yaoundé and they use different methods for transferring the waste to the official waste collection site. Yet their work is not sufficient and to avoid pollution the government has put in place a structure called HYSACAM whose work is to collect all e refuse. Despite their work, we need to also take actions and to keep our environment clean, we need: the help of External Support Agencies (ESAs), to develop new waste management units etc.