The dataset represents the waste treatment activities 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 plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province are as follows: Food waste 35.66%, paper 15%, rubber 29.8%, textile (fiber) 8.6%, wood/bamboo 5.39%, ash and soil 0.42%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.98%, metals 1.6%, and others 0.8%. Moisture content 53%. 12%, higher heating value 9431.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7491.65 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal proportions in the waste (excluding extremely small or thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Waste overall degradation rate for 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fractions: 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 produce 2.52E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.06E-01 MJ of useful heat.