Waste management and waste disposal has become a major hurdle in most of the urban and semi-urban areas throughout the world. Especially, in India where the production of household waste as well as domestic animal wastes (including cattle) is accumulated in huge heaps, generates 62 million tons of waste, of which 70% are collected, only 12 million are handled, and 31 million are disposed of in landfills has still to learn to handle them. This article highlights the importance and suggests a holistic approach to manage such wastes. However, there is no single solution to these issues, the solution depends on the type of wastage, demography of the area and types of climates existing in the locality.