The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for use with average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, and cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Huainan, Anhui province, are as follows: food waste 43.66%, paper 17.77%, rubber 20.55%, textiles (fiber) 4.66%, wood and bamboo 2.84%, ash and soil 2.4%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 1.07%, glass 1.66%, metals 2.09%, and other materials 3.3%. The moisture content is 58%. 03%, higher heating value 7781.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5894.38 kJ/kg. The initial waste's carbon share, that is, the biogenic share is 60.4%. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal proportion in the waste (excluding extremely small or very thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste component: paper: 27%; corrugated cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminate materials: 18%; laminate packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite goods, like 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 produce 2.23E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.04E-01 MJ of useful heat.