The objective of this study is the treatment of municipal solid waste-"leachate" by using waste tea leaves as an adsorbent. In recent years, the need for safe and economical methods for elimination of heavy metals from leachate has necessitated research interest towards the production of low cost alternatives. Therefore, there is an urgent need that all possible sources of low cost inexpensive adsorbents should be explored and its feasibility for the removal of heavy metals should be studied in detail. In the present studies, the waste tea leaves, as a low cost adsorbent for the treatment of leachate, which are highly effective in removing the heavy metals was investigated. Leachate was collected from wariyana village, Kapurthala road, Jalandhar. An effort has been made to give a brief idea of an approach to wastewater treatment, particularly discussing and highlighting the low-cost alternative adsorbents with a view to utilize these waste/low-cost materials.