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 in Hengyang City, Hunan Province are as follows: kitchen waste 37.19%, paper 22.9%, rubber 22.84%, textile (fiber) 9.93%, wood and bamboo 3.41%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 1.15%, glass 2.14%, metals 0.45%, and others 0%. Moisture content 51. 43%, higher heating value 9094.91 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7146.88 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, from biological sources is 60.4%. The unoxidized and substantially recoverable metal proportion in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste within 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability composition of waste parts: 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 produce 2.54E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.14E-01 MJ of useful heat.