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 plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province are as follows: food waste 59.77%, paper 7.85%, rubber 12.85%, textile (fiber) 3.61%, wood and bamboo 2.52%, ash and soil 2.23%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 3.69%, glass 5.4%, metals 2.01%, and other 0.06%. Moisture content is 54%. 44%, higher heating value 5458.94 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3592.15 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, that is, from biological sources is 60.4%. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or very thin components) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of materials composing the waste: 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 use generated 1.55E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.56E-01 MJ of useful heat.