The dataset represents the waste management activities of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province are as follows: food waste 25.71%, paper 18.27%, rubber 22.26%, textile (fiber) 11.24%, wood/bamboo 2.33%, ash/soil 11.16%, brick/tile/ceramics 1.77%, glass 2.37%, metal 2.03%, other 2.86%. Moisture content 52. 39%, higher heating value 8525.15 kJ/kg, lower heating value 6747.63 kJ/kg. The carbon share from biological origin in the initial waste is 60.4%. The ratio of unoxidized 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%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 2.03E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.33E-01 MJ of useful heat.