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Hyderabad has emerged as a leader in solid waste management, employing cutting-edge technologies to achieve "zero waste" status. With a population of over one crore and a floating population of 20 lakhs, the current garbage generation has climbed to 6,454.72 tons of solid waste each day. The current research examines the old garbage collection procedure previous to the establishment of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and the impact this mission had on Hyderabad Solid Waste Management (SMW). The Municipality, with the support of private players, adopted the covered SWaCH Auto Tippers in 2016, which completely eliminated the tricycle and garbage Bins concept, which created public nuisance because garbage lay everywhere on the roadways and the smell was unpleasant. Tippers could help with speedier door-to-door collection, which replaced the slow-moving tricycle garbage collection method, and source segregation, which never reached its full potential. In addition, the sophisticated Secondary transfer station was upgraded with advanced garbage compactors that delivered waste directly to the Dumpyard for scientific waste disposal. Hyderabad is the first city in the India to have a cutting-edge waste-to-energy facility, which can now convert waste into energy, resulting in zero waste in the city. Prior to implementation of SWaCH Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) the Municipalities lacked data on rubbish generation since the existing SWM system does not track trash. The municipalities were unable to appropriately construct SWM-related infrastructure and resources since they had no idea how much waste they would eventually have to handle. Additionally, the traditional SWM system did not use offline surveys on a regular basis to gather valuable data on waste generation, nor did it use real-time waste data. This scarcity led to inadequate planning and services. But in 2016, Hyderabad's solid waste management underwent a significant transformation to fulfil the objectives of SWaCH Bharat Abhiyaan 2.0.