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 the municipal solid waste in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province are as follows: food waste 25.71%, paper 18.27%, rubber 22.26%, textile (fiber) 11.24%, wood and bamboo 2.33%, ash and soil 11.16%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 1.77%, glass 2.37%, metal 2.03%, and other 2.86%. Moisture content is 52%. 39%, higher heating value 8525.15 kJ/kg, lower heating value 6747.63 kJ/kg. The carbon share of initial waste, i.e., 60.4% of biogenic origin. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metal in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. 100-year overall degradation rate of waste: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 generates 2.03E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.33E-01 MJ of useful heat.