The dataset represents the waste treatment activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Nanping City, Fujian Province are as follows: food waste 44.76%, paper 13.96%, rubber 25.87%, textile (fiber) 6.57%, wood bamboo 3.29%, ash soil 0%, bricks and tiles ceramics 1.44%, glass 1.36%, metal 1.39%, other 1.37%. Moisture content 56. 51%, higher heating value 8627.63 kJ/kg, lower heating value 6667.68 kJ/kg. The carbon share from biological sources in the initial waste is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years is 18.73%. The degradability of components making up the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite goods, such as diapers: 18%; glass: 0%; textiles: 12%; minerals: 0%; natural products: 27%; compostable materials: 27%; inert metals: 10%; volatile metals: 0%; batteries: 0%; electronics: 0%; landfill gas capture and utilization produced 2.40E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.64E-01 MJ of useful heat.