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, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Qujing City, Yunnan Province, are as follows: food waste 50.65%, paper 13.98%, rubber 17.04%, textiles (fibers) 5.16%, wood and bamboo 6.68%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.32%, glass 4.02%, metals 1.26%, and others 0%. Moisture content 57. 03%, higher heating value 7089.1 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5179.22 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction from the initial waste, that is, the biogenic share is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and 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 in 100 years is: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 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 generate 2.26E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.13E-01 MJ of useful heat.