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 plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Taizhou city, Jiangsu province are as follows: kitchen waste 62.6%, paper 10.9%, rubber 11.4%, textile (fiber) 2.1%, wood/bamboo 0.9%, ash soil 0%, brick/tile/ceramic 0.7%, glass 2%, metal 0.2%, other 9.2%. It has a moisture content of 60.7%, and higher calorific value of 5649. 64 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 3757.05 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The non-oxidized and recoverable metal content in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of waste components: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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.