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, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Benxi City, Liaoning Province are as follows: food waste 53.07%, paper 11.86%, rubber 14.77%, textiles (fibers) 7.13%, wood and bamboo 9.33%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0%, glass 3.22%, metals 0.61%, and others 0%. Moisture content 57. 71%, higher heating value 7299.41 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5344.98 kJ/kg. The carbon proportion from initial waste, that is, the biogenic share 60.4%. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal proportion in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin parts): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. 100-year overall degradation rate of waste: 18.73%. The degradability of the components forming part of the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated material: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 generate 6.99E-04 kWh of electricity and 1.94E-01 MJ of useful heat.