Accountability serves a corrective purpose by making it feasible to address individual or group  concerns and penalize misbehavior by the people and institutions in question. Based on the study of waste management in different regions of Kerala, the paper discusses and explores accountability and environmental concerns in solid waste management. Effective solid waste management
systems are required to promote greater human health and safety. This is a qualitative - case study done with the help of secondary information obtained from different sources. The research work with a similar end was also reviewed to clarify the conceptual and descriptive parts of the study. The investigation analyzes how far decentralized waste management in Kerala aims to fix operational excellence in solid waste treatment. It also discusses the significant hurdles the area must overcome to achieve and retain this title.