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, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, are as follows: food waste 55.73%, paper 15.71%, rubber 17.98%, textile (fiber) 5.29%, wood and bamboo 2.54%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0%, glass 2.36%, metal 0.4%, others 0%. Moisture content 64. 6%, higher heating value 7409.11 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5419.33 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. Unoxidized and mostly recoverable metal content in waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of waste composing segments: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminate materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 generates 1.96E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.07E-01 MJ of useful heat.