The planning of waste management in metropolitan cities is a very critical aspect for the ongoing urban development. The process itself encompasses strategic effective allocation for both resources and infrastructure. This is essential to handle and dispose waste generated by huge population. Moreover, planning for waste management focuses on enhancing sustainable practices like recycling to minimize the negative impact of waste disposal. This Paper will study the framework for establishing a Waste Management Plan  in Metropolitan Cities, which affect the planning process of cities either the new cities or the existing cities upgrading, with case study Great Cairo Region's waste management plan. The research study showes the different phases for waste management which affect the planning of cities specially the existing cities, which are waste collection, transfer station and landfill or recycling. The research expanded the different understanding for each phase for waste management which are waste collection, transfer station and landfill or recycling plan, and will focas on the main creteria and new technolgies used in each phase which affect the planning of cities and the final closure of landfill, and will developed an analysis for Great Cairo Region areas to evaluate its current situation in current waste management strategy for each phase and different areas amount of wastes. And finally will propose how to improve waste management planning for Great Cairo Region's strategy through the previous studies ways in each phase.