With　the　increasing　attention　to　environmental　issues,　sustainable　waste　management　(SWM)　has　become　a　serious　challenge　for　Beijing.　Beijing　municipal　authorities　implemented　the　pilot　project　of　waste　classification　in　2008　to　promote　sustainable　waste　management,　but　it　did　not　meet　expectations　due　to　various　restrictions.　Therefore,　this　study　focuses　on　identifying　a　comprehensive　and　detailed　list　of　barriers　for　the　successful　implementation　of　sustainable　waste　management　(SWM)　in　Beijing.　Through　an　extensive　literature　review,　12　barriers　are　identified.　Using　an　integrated　approach　including　the　Maximum　Mean　De-entropy　Algorithm　(MMDE),　Interpretive　Structural　Modeling　(ISM)　and　Cross-Impact　Matrix　Multiplication　Applied　to　Classification　(MICMAC),　a　hierarchical　model　of　SWM　implementation　barriers　is　constructed.　Finally,　the　dominant　barriers　hindering　the　implementation　of　MSW　management　in　Beijing　are　prioritized　to　provide　insights　for　industrial　decision-makers　and　policymakers.　The　results　indicate　that　the　12　barriers　can　be　divided　into　five　categories,　among　which　the　barriers　from　the　government　and　resident　have　effectively　delayed　the　process　of　Beijing　SWM　implementation.　The　government　and　the　participants　in　the　waste　recycling　industry　have　an　effective　framework　to　guide　the　management　and　recycling　of　solid　waste　and　how　to　effectively　reduce　participation　risks　in　the　waste　recycling　market.　©　2022　SPIE