The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for use with average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, are as follows: food waste 35.7%, paper 2.1%, rubber 4.1%, textiles (fiber) 1.2%, wood/bamboo 1.7%, ash/soil 0%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 45.7%, glass 0.4%, metal 0.2%, other 8.9%. Moisture content 55. 81%, Higher Heating Value 4907.39 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value 3368.45 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, the biogenic share 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 for 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste components: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite goods, 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 produced 2.76E-05 kWh of electricity and 9.93E-02 MJ of useful heat.