Waste produced from individual households is removed initially by the owner or an employee and later by municipal staff. In the case of the community bin system adopted in most of the developing countries, waste is collected and taken to the community bin by the house owner or an employee from where it is removed by conservancy staff.

Wastes from the streets are collected and removed by the conservancy staff. Wastes from industries are collected and taken to the specific collection and disposal site by the industry itself.

In house-to-house collection system as adopted in most of the developed countries, the workman collects the waste from individual premises where it is stored by the owners in standardised containers.