This paper is on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Solid waste management. After the bubonic plague in 1994, India tried to improve on its Solid Waste Management. The magnitude of funds required for in this area cannot be financed by the public sector alone. The private sector, therefore, has to play a major role in this sector. This paper followed the following trajectory in the understanding PPP in Solid Waste Management. First, it gives an overview of SWM in India, Second it talks about how the concept changed over time. Third, it gives the rationale for PPP in SWM. Fourth, it also issues and the different kinds of projects under SWM. Finally, it discusses the key considerations and conclusion.