The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Tumushuke City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 76%, paper 2.4%, rubber 5.4%, textile (fiber) 4.2%, wood/bamboo 2.5%, cinder and soil 0%, bricks, tiles and ceramics 6.4%, glass 2.4%, metal 0.8%, other 0%. Moisture content is 47%, higher calorific value of 4148 kcal/kg. 64 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 2183.4 kJ/kg. The carbon share of initial waste, that is, biogenic origin is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. Biodegradability of the components that form part of the waste: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated 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 generate 8.68E-05 kWh of electricity and 3.12E-01 MJ of useful heat.