The dataset represents the waste management 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 plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Handan City, Hebei Province are as follows: food waste 44.56%, paper 13.06%, rubber 11.11%, textiles (fibers) 0.24%, wood and bamboo 28.07%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile and ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.79%, metals 0.42%, and other materials 0%. Moisture content 53. 96%, higher heating value 7715.05 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5778.27 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, that is, from biogenic sources, is 60.4%. The proportion 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%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction composition: 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 generate 2.10E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.