The dataset represents the waste management 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 Jincheng City, Shanxi Province are as follows: food waste 45.45%, paper 9.97%, rubber 18.24%, textile (fiber) 2.26%, wood and bamboo 1.3%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile and ceramics 17.81%, glass 2.63%, metal 0.54%, other 0.5%. Moisture content 55. 81%, higher heating value 6553.39 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4742.84 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% being of biological origin. The proportion of non-oxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste component: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated material: 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 produce 1.44E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.18E-01 MJ of useful heat.