In this paper the main differences between briquettes produced from municipal solid waste (MSW) on mechanical and hydraulic press are described. One of the possibilities to evaluate municipal waste is gasification. Municipal waste is not in suitable form for gasification and therefore it has to be dried, shredded or disintegrated and compacted into suitable form–a briquette. As the municipal waste is full of inorganic materials, the briquettes are not compact. It is very important to determine the technological parameters and influences which can affect the final quality of briquettes. In this paper the processes of converting municipal waste into a more compact form–briquettes–are described. The quality and properties of the compacted briquettes are estimated by different methods. The description includes different aspects, such as manipulation, burning, mechanical and thermo-chemical properties of the briquettes. From the point of view of the gasification process some requirements for briquettes, such as transportability, compactness, moving in the oven and flaming up are presented. This research presents a good overview of the parameters of the technology of briquetting and material composition for producing briquettes from municipal waste.