Local governments are requested to achieve a public consensus on planning and programming of waste management, especially when intend to transport wastes from wider areas or much more effectively recover heat energy potentials in waste treatment systems. In this research, citizens’ awareness, consciousness and opinions are analyzed for the purpose of framing-up or altering policies of municipal waste treatment and recycling in terms of questionnaire survey for community leaders in local communities. In the result of quantification method, the respond citizens are classified in two groups, namely as conservative or innovative, based on differences in a sense of NIMBY for waste treatment facilities, affirmative/negative attitudes to compensation to disadvantage around those facilities, and appreciation of magnitude and implication of solid waste issues. This paper shows the challenging issues to achieve public consensus on any proactive waste management strategy.