The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for the average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province are as follows: food waste 45.45%, paper 9.97%, rubber 18.24%, textile (fiber) 2.26%, wood and bamboo 1.3%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles and ceramics 17.81%, glass 2.63%, metal 0.54%, and other 0.5%. Moisture 55. 81%, higher heating value 6553.39 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4742.84 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 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 waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminates: 18%; laminate packaging, such as beverage 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 produce 1.44E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.18E-01 MJ of useful heat.