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 plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste inShennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province are as follows: food waste 55.3%, paper 1.5%, rubber 4.5%, textile (fiber) 0%, wood and bamboo 8.3%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 27.3%, glass 2%, metal 1.1%, and other 0%. It has a moisture content of 53.5%, and higher calorific value of 4550 kcal/kg. 7 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 2783.55 kJ/kg. The carbon share in the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fractions: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated 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 produced 1.29E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.63E-01 MJ of useful heat.