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. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province are as follows: food waste 46.07%, paper 26.95%, rubber 19.11%, textile (fiber) 0.75%, wood and bamboo 4.01%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile, and ceramics 0.47%, glass 2.07%, metal 0.56%, and other 0%. Moisture content 53% <text>69%, higher heating value 7932.78 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5973.37 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, 60.4% from biogenic sources. The ratio of non-oxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%.</text> 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 produces 2.50E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.00E-01 MJ of useful heat.