The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. 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. Characteristics of urban solid waste in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province are as follows: food waste 62.6%, paper 10.9%, rubber 11.4%, textile (fiber) 2.1%, wood and bamboo 0.9%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles and ceramics 0.7%, glass 2%, metals 0.2%, others 9.2%. Moisture content is 60.7%, higher calorific value of 5649. 64 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 3757.05 kJ/kg. The initial carbon fraction of the waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of non-oxidized and substantially recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 generate 1.82E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.