The dataset represents the waste treatment 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 Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan Province are as follows: Kitchen waste 58.42%, Paper 6.44%, Rubber 11.93%, Textiles (fiber) 0.89%, Wood/bamboo 1.6%, Ash/soil 0%, Bricks/tiles/ceramics 12.92%, Glass 0.53%, Metals 0.68%, Others 6.47%. Moisture 55. 81%, higher heating value 5556.5 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3706.33 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, that is, 60.4% biogenic. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. Total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of waste constituents: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 1.59E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.73E-01 MJ of useful heat.